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1663 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * February 24 – John Milton marries his third wife, Elizabeth Minshull, 31 years his junior, at St Mary Aldermary in the City of London. * Robert Herrick begins publishing his '' Poor Robin's Almanack'' Works published * Samuel Butler, ''Hudibras. The First Part: Written in the time of the late wars'', published anonymously (see also ''Hudibras, The Second Part'' 1664, ''Hudibras. The First and Second Parts'' 1674, ''Hudibras. The Third and Last Part'' 1678, ''Hudibras. In Three Parts'' 1684)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Abraham Cowley, ''Verses, Lately Written Upon Several Occasions'' * Sir William Davenant, ''Poem, to the King's Most Sacred Majesty'' * John Dryden, ''To The Lady Castlemaine, Upon Her Incouraging His First Play'', a poemMark Van Doren, ''John Dr ... [...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] |
Thomas Jordan (poet)
Thomas Jordan (c. 1612–1685) was an English poet, playwright and actor, born possibly in London or Eynsham in Oxfordshire about 1612 or 1614.Lynn Hulse"Jordan, Thomas (c.1614–1685)" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', online edn, Jan 2008. Date retrieved: 5 May 2013. Early career Jordan was a boy actor in the King's Revels Company, which played at the Salisbury Court and Fortune theatres, and continued with the company as an adult. He is known to have performed the part of Lepida, the mother of Messalina, in Thomas Rawlins's ''Messalina'' (published in 1640) some time between 1634 and 1636. In 1637, Jordan published his earliest known work, ''Poeticall Varieties, or Variety of Fancies'', which shows his theatrical background. It was dedicated to John Ford of Gray's Inn, a cousin of John Ford the dramatist. His connection with the King's Revels Company ceased in 1636, and his activities in the late 1630s are not known. Lynn Hulse suggests as "an attractive po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stepney
George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. He was admitted on the foundation of Westminster School in 1676, and in 1682 became a scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a fellow of his college in 1687. Through his friend Charles Montagu, afterwards Earl of Halifax, he entered the diplomatic service, and in 1692 was sent as envoy to Brandenburg. He represented William III at various other German courts, and in 1702 was sent to Vienna, where he had already acted as envoy in 1693. In Nov 1697 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society In 1705 Prince Eugene of Savoy requested Stepney's withdrawal on the grounds of his alleged favouritism towards the Hungarian insurgents, but the demand was taken back at the request of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who had great confidence in Stepney. He was, nevertheless, removed in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1712 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Scriblerus Club begins meeting (stops meeting in 1745) Works published * Sir Richard Blackmore, ''Creation: a philosophical poem'' * John Dennis, ''Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakspear: with Some Letters of Criticism to the Spectator'', a pamphlet of literary criticism, LondonPaul, Harry Gilbert ''John Dennis: His Life and Criticism'' p 64, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 * William Diaper: ** ''Dryaides; or, The Nymphs Prophecy'' (published this year, although the book states "1713") ** ''Nereides; or, Sea-Eclogues'' * Thomas Ellwood, ''Davideis: The Life of King David of Israel'' * George Granville, Lord Lansdowne, ''Poems Upon Several Occasions'' * Bernard Mandeville, published anonymously, ''Typhon; or, The Wars Between the Gods and Giants'' * Peter Anthony Motteux, ''A Poem Upon T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William King (poet)
William King (1663–1712) was an English poet. Life Born in London, England, the son of Ezekiel King, he was related to the family of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. From Westminster School, where he was a scholar under Richard Busby, at the age of 18, he was elected to Christ Church, Oxford in 1681. There he is said to have dedicated himself completely to his studies. Reportedly after eight years he had read over 22,000 books and manuscripts, a figure reduced to about 7,000 in seven years by Thomas Young. In 1688 he graduated M.A. Taking up the civil law, became Doctor in 1692, and was admitted as an advocate at Doctors' Commons. In 1702, having moved to Ireland, he was made Judge of the Admiralty, Commissioner of the Prizes, Keeper of the Records in Birmingham's Tower, and Vicar-General to Narcissus Marsh, the primate. King found a friend in Anthony Upton, one of the High Court judges, who had a house called Mountown, near Dublin, where King frequently stayed. Both me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Poetry
Italian poetry is a category of Italian literature. Italian poetry has its origins in the thirteenth century and has heavily influenced the poetic traditions of many European languages, including that of English. Features * Italian prosody is accentual and syllabic, much like English. The most common metrical line is the hendecasyllable, which is very similar to English iambic pentameter. Shorter lines like the ''settenario'' are used as well. * The earliest Italian poetry is rhymed. Rhymed forms of Italian poetry include the sonnet (''sonnetto''), terza rima, ottava rima, the canzone and the ballata. Beginning in the sixteenth century, unrhymed hendecasyllabic verse, known as ''verso sciolto'', became a popular alternative (compare blank verse in English). * Feminine rhymes are generally preferred over masculine rhymes. * Apocopic forms (''uom'' for ''uomo'', ''amor'' for ''amore'') and contractions (''spirto'' for ''spirito'') are common. Expanded forms of words which have bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1728 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published Colonial America * Ebenezer Cooke (attributed), "An Elegy on . .Nicholas Lowe"Burt, 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 * Richard Lewis, ''Muscipula'', a translation of Edward Holdsworth's Latin satire on the Welsh * Jacob Taylor, "Pennsylvania", about the colony's reliance on God's favor for its abundance and fertility; the longest poem written by this renowned almanac author United Kingdom * Joseph Addison, ''The Christian Poet: A miscellany of divine poems''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Thomas Cooke, translator, ''The Works of Hesiod'' * John Dennis, ''Remarks on the Rape of the Lock'', criticism by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni
Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni (October 9, 1663March 8, 1728) was an Italian critic and poet. Crescimbeni was a founding member and leader of the erudite literary society of Accademia degli Arcadi in Rome. Biography Born in Macerata, which was then part of the Papal States, and educated by a French priest at Rome, he entered the Jesuits' college of his native town, where he produced a tragedy on the story of Darius, and versified the ''Pharsalia''. In 1679 he received the degree of doctor of laws, and in 1680 he moved again to Rome. The study of Vincenzo Filicaja and Niccolò Leonico having convinced him that he and all his contemporaries were working in a wrong direction, he resolved to attempt a general reform. In 1690, in conjunction with fourteen others, he founded the celebrated Academy of Arcadians, and began the contest against false taste and its adherents. The academy was most successful; branch societies were opened in all the principal cities of Italy; and the influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Poetry
Swedish literature () refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Christianity around 1100 AD, Sweden entered the Middle Ages, during which monastic writers preferred to use Latin. Therefore, there are only a few texts in the Old Swedish from that period. Swedish literature only flourished after the Swedish literary language was developed in the 16th century, which was largely due to the full translation of the Christian Bible into Swedish in 1541. This translation is the so-called Gustav Vasa Bible. With improved education and the freedom brought by secularisation, the 17th century saw several notable authors develop the Swedish language further. Some key figures include Georg Stiernhielm (17th century), who was the first to write classical poetry in Swedish; Johan Henric Kellgren (18th century), the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1740 In Poetry
:''When Britain first, at Heaven's command'' :''Arose from out the azure main;'' :''This was the charter of the land,'' :''And guardian angels sang this strain:'' :''"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:'' :''"Britons never will be slaves."'' —first stanza of James Thomson's "Rule, Britannia", written for the masque ''Alfred'' Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published Great Britain * Sarah Dixon, ''Poems on Several Occasions'', Canterbury: J. AbreeWeb page titled"The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections/Dixon, Sarah" McMaster University Library website, retrieved February 4, 2010 * John Dyer, ''The Ruins of Rome''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Richard Glover, ''An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber'' * Christopher Pitt, ''The Aeneid of Virgil'' (Books 1-4 first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Königsmarck
Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) *Princess Amalia (other), several princesses with this name Films and television series * ''Amalia'' (1914 film), the first full-length Argentine film * ''Amalia'' (1936 film), an Argentine remake of the 1914 movie * ''Amália'' (film), a 2008 Portuguese film biography of singer Amália Rodrigues * ''Amalia'' (TV series), a South African television series *Amalia Sheran Sharm, one of the main protagonists in Wakfu (TV series) Places *Amalia, New Mexico, US *Amalia, North West, South Africa Other uses * ''Amalia'' (novel), an Argentine novel written by José Mármol *Amalia (Schubert), D 195, Op. 173 No. 1, song by Franz Schubert, based on a text by Schiller *Amalia (steamship), a general cargo steamship built by J&G Thomson for the Papayanni Brothers in 1861 *284 Amalia, a large main belt asteroid *''Laelia'', a genus of orchids, formerly called AMALIA) See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Poetry
This article focuses on poetry from the United Kingdom written in the English language. The article does not cover poetry from other countries where the English language is spoken, including Republican Ireland after December 1922. The earliest surviving English poetry, written in Anglo-Saxon, the direct predecessor of modern English, may have been composed as early as the 7th century. The earliest English poetry The earliest known English poem is a hymn on the creation; Bede attributes this to Cædmon ( fl. 658–680), who was, according to legend, an illiterate herdsman who produced extemporaneous poetry at a monastery at Whitby. This is generally taken as marking the beginning of Anglo-Saxon poetry. Much of the poetry of the period is difficult to date, or even to arrange chronologically; for example, estimates for the date of the great epic ''Beowulf'' range from AD 608 right through to AD 1000, and there has never been anything even approaching a consensus. It is pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
