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1741 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * About this time Thomas Seaton established the Seatonian Prize at Cambridge University for religious poetry Works published Great Britain * Geoffrey Chaucer, ''The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer'', posthumous edition edited by George OgleCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Stephen Duck, ''Every Man in his Own Way'' * Thomas Francklin, ''Of the Nature of the Gods'', anonymously published translation from the Latin of Cicero's ''De natura deorum'' * Sarah Parsons Moorhead, "Lines . .Dedicated to the Rev. Mr. George Tennent", sharply criticizes the clergyman; English Colonial AmericanBurt, Daniel S.''The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times'' Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, , retrieved via Google Books * Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Poetry
Irish poetry is poetry written by poets from Ireland. It is mainly written in Irish language, Irish and English, though some is in Scottish Gaelic literature, Scottish Gaelic and some in Hiberno-Latin. The complex interplay between the two main traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English and Scottish Gaelic literature, Scottish Gaelic, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise. The earliest surviving poems in Irish date back to the 6th century, while the first known poems in English from Ireland date to the 14th century. Although there has always been some cross-fertilization between the two language traditions, an English-language poetry that had absorbed themes and models from Irish did not finally emerge until the 19th century. This culminated in the work of the poets of the Irish Literary Revival in the late 19th and early 20th century. Towards the last quarter of the 20th century, modern Irish poetry tended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1739 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Samuel Boyse, ''Deity''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Moses Browne, ''Poems on Various Subjects'' * Mary Collier, ''The Woman's Labour: An epistle to Mr. Stephen Duck'' * Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet, published in the United Kingdom: ** ''An Epistle to the Right Honourable, Sir Robert Walpole'', attributed to Nugent ** ''An Ode on Mr. Pulteney'', published anonymously ** ''An Ode to His Royal Highness on His Birthday'', published anonymously ** ''Odes and Epistles'', published anonymously * Laetitia Pilkington, ''The Statues; or, The Trial of Constancy'', published anonymously * Elizabeth Rowe, ''Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse'', including "The History of Joseph", English, Colonial America, posthumously publishedLudwig, Richard M., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning. A poem is a literary composition, written by a poet, using this principle. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'', was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese ''Shijing'', as well as religious hymns (the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1671 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde Deshoulières awarded the first prize given for poetry by the Académie françaiseFrance, Peter, ''The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French'', p 234, New York: Oxford University Press (1995) Works published * Anonymous, ''Westminster-Drollery; or, A Choice Collection of the Newest Songs & Poems Both at Court & Theaters'' (second part published in 1672)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * John Milton, '' Paradise Regain'd: A poem'' ..''To which is added Samson Agonistes'', published in May (''Samson Agonistes'' published separately in 1681) Births Death years link to the corresponding "earin poetry" article: * April 6 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (died 1741), French poet and epigrammatist * September 7 – Antoine Danchet (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (6 April 1671 – 17 March 1741) was a French playwright and poet, particularly noted for his cynical epigrams. Biography Rousseau was born in Paris, the son of a shoemaker, and was well educated. As a young man, he gained favour with Boileau, who encouraged him to write. Rousseau began with the theatre, for which he had no aptitude. A one-act comedy, ''Le Café'', failed in 1694, and he was not much happier with a more ambitious play, ''Le Flatteur'' (1696), or with the opera ''Venus et Adonis'' (1697). In 1700 he tried another comedy, ''Le Capricieux'', which had the same fate. He then went with Tallard as an attaché to London, and, in days when literature still led to high position, seemed likely to achieve success. His misfortunes began with a club squabble at the Café Laurent, which was much frequented by literary men, and where he indulged in lampoons on his companions. A shower of libellous and sometimes obscene verses was written by or attribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1801 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * July 21 – Greenock Burns Club established to honour the memory of Scottish poet Robert Burns (died 1796). * The second edition of ''Specimens of the Early English Poets'', edited by George Ellis and covering poems from the Old English through to the 17th century, is influential in acquainting the general reading public with Middle English poetry, going through a further 4 editions. * Hindusthani Press established in Calcutta, India by John Gilchrist.Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events, 1800–1910", ''A History of Indian Literature: Western Impact, Indian Response, 1800–1910'', Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, 2006, retrieved via Google Books, July 16, 2009 Works published in English United Kingdom * Lucy Aikin, editor and contributor, ''Poetry for Children'', includes poems by John Dryden, Alexander Pope and Anna Barbaul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar (or Caspar) Lavater (; 15 November 1741 – 2 January 1801) was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. Early life Lavater was born in Zürich, and was educated at the '' Gymnasium'' there, where J. J. Bodmer and J. J. Breitinger were amongst his teachers. Corruption fighter At barely twenty-one years of age, Lavater greatly distinguished himself by denouncing, in conjunction with his friend Henry Fuseli the painter, an iniquitous magistrate, who was compelled to make restitution of his ill-gotten gains. Zwinglian In 1769 Lavater took Holy Orders in Zurich's Zwinglian Church, and officiated until his death as deacon or pastor in churches in his native city. His oratorical fervor and genuine depth of conviction gave him great personal influence; he was extensively consulted as a casuist, and was welcomed with enthusiasm on his journeys throughout Germany. His writings on mysticism were widely popular as well. In the same year (1769), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1791 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * William Bartram's ''Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws'' contains enthusiastic descriptions of scenery that influence writers including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who calls the book one of "high merit", and William Wordsworth. * Scottish poet Robert Burns gives up farming for a full-time post as an exciseman in Dumfries, writes "Ae Fond Kiss", "The Banks O' Doon" and "Sweet Afton", and publishes his last major poem, the narrative " Tam o' Shanter" (written 1790 and first published on 18 March 1791 in the ''Edinburgh Herald''; also published in F. Grose, ''The Antiquities of Scotland'', volume 2, this year). * Samuel Taylor Coleridge composes "On Quitting School", marking his transfer from Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Heinrich Merck
Johann Heinrich Merck (11 April 1741 – 27 June 1791), German author and critic, was born at Darmstadt, a few days after the death of his father, a chemist. He studied law at Gießen, and in 1767 was given an appointment in the paymaster's department at Darmstadt, and a year later himself became paymaster. For a number of years he exercised considerable influence upon the literary movement in Germany; he helped to found the ''Frankfurter gelehrte Anzeigen'' in 1772, and was one of the chief contributors to Nicolai's ''Allgemeine Bibliothek''. In 1773 he accompanied the Landgravine Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt to Saint Petersburg, and on his return was a guest of the duke Charles Augustus of Weimar in the Wartburg. Unfortunate speculations brought him into pecuniary embarrassment in 1788, and although friends, notably Goethe, were ready to come to his assistance, his losses — combined with the death of five of his children — so preyed upon his mind that he committed suicide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1771 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * April 9 – Portuguese poet Pedro Correia Garção is arrested and committed to prison (where he will die) by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. * English poet William Mason is employed to lay out a flower garden at Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire by Viscount Nuneham. Works published English Colonial America * Jane Dunlap, ''Poems upon Several Sermons Preached by the Rev'd George Whitefield'', Colonial Massachusetts * Levi Frisbie, "A Poem on the Rise and Progress of Moor's Indian Charity School", English, Colonial AmericaLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press * John Trumbull, "An Elegy on the Death of Mr. Buckingham St. John", English, Colonial America United Kingdom * James Beattie, ''The Minstrel; or, The Progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Schiebeler
Daniel Schiebeler (25 March 1741 – 19 August 1771) was a German writer, poet, librettist and Protestant hymnwriter. He wrote librettos for operas and oratorios, set by composers such as Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Adam Hiller and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Career Born in Hamburg as the son of a merchant, Schiebeler attended the school '' Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums'', after education by a private tutor who introduced him to novels. Schiebeler could read them in English, French, Italian and Spanish. He studied law without enthusiasm, from 1763 in Göttingen and from 1765 in Leipzig, graduating in 1768 with a dissertation "De modo poenarum". He was employed the same year by the ''Hamburger Dom''. Schiebeler died of tuberculosis. Work Schiebeler wrote several librettos for operas and oratorios, such as ''Basilio und Quiteria'' based on an episode from Cervantes' '' Don Quixote''. He was a student, age 18, when he selected the scene of the hero and his squire taking part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Poetry
As there is no dominant national language, the four main languages of French, Italian, German and Romansch form the four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland. The original Swiss Confederation, from its foundation in 1291 up to 1798, gained only a few French-speaking districts in what is now the Canton of Fribourg, and so the German language dominated. During that period the Swiss vernacular literature was in German, although in the 18th century, French became fashionable in Bern and elsewhere. At that time, Geneva and Lausanne were not yet Swiss: Geneva was an ally and Vaud a subject land. The French branch does not really begin to qualify as Swiss writing until after 1815, when the French-speaking regions gained full status as Swiss cantons. The Italian and Romansch-Ladin branches are less prominent. Like the earlier charters of liberties, the original League of 1291 was drawn up in Latin. Later alliances among the cantons, as well as documents concerning the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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