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1688 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * December – After John Dryden refuses to swear allegiance to the new monarchy following the Glorious Revolution, the writer is dismissed as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the only laureate not to die in office until the initiation of fixed-term appointments with Andrew Motion in 1999. Dryden is replaced in 1689 by his old enemy, Thomas Shadwell, who holds the office until his death in 1692. * Fourth (and first illustrated) edition of John Milton's ''Paradise Lost'' published by Jacob Tonson in London; the artists include John Baptist Medina. * Poet and city founder Francis Daniel Pastorius signs a protest against slavery, the first one made in the English colonies. Works published * Richard Ames, ''Sylvia's Revenge; or, A Satyr Against Man'', published anonymously; response to Robert Gould's ''Love Given O're'' 1682 (see also ''Sylvia's Com ... [...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] |
1682 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles concerning that nation's poetry or literature (for example, Irish or French). Events Works published * Matthew Coppinger, ''Poems, Songs and Lover-Verses, upon Several Subjects''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Thomas Creech, translator, ''De Natura Rerum'', published anonymously; translated from the Latin of Lucretius's '' De Rerum Natura'' * John Dryden: ** ''Mac Flecknoe; or, A satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet, T.S.'', pointed at Thomas Shadwell ** ''The Medall: A satyre against sedition'', a satire on Anthony Ashley Cooper (a target of the author's 1681 satire, ''Absalom and Achitophel''); commendatory poem by Nahum Tate; see Samual Pordage's response, below ** ''Religio Laici; or, A Laymans Faith'' * Thomas D'Urfey, ''Butler's Ghost; or, Hudibras. The Fourth Part'', a continuation of Samuel Butler's ''Hudibras'' (Part 1 published in 1663) * Robert G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1744 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 * John Armstrong, ''The Art of Preserving Health''Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press * Mather Byles, ''Poems on Several Occasions'', 31 poems written since 1727; he wrote a range of poetic forms in formal, neoclassical verse influenced by Alexander PopeBurt, 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 * James Logan, ''Cicero's Cato Major'', a verse translation * Jane Turell, ''Memoirs'', a collection of pious poems already published as ''Reliquiae Turellae'' together with secular verses (posthumous) United Kingdom * Anonymous, ''Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book'', the first e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Theobald
Lewis Theobald (baptised 2 April 1688 – 18 September 1744), English textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of Shakespearean editing and in literary satire. He was vital for the establishment of fair texts for Shakespeare, and he was the first avatar of Dulness in Alexander Pope's ''The Dunciad''. Life and work Lewis Theobald was the son of Peter Theobald, an attorney, and his second wife, Mary. He was born in Sittingbourne, Kent, and baptized there on 2 April 1688. When Peter Theobald died in 1690, Lewis was taken into the Rockingham household and educated with the sons of the family, which gave him the grounding in Greek and Latin that would serve his scholarship throughout his career. As a young man, he was apprenticed to an attorney and then set up his own law practice in London. In 1707, possibly while he was apprenticing, he published ''A Pindaric Ode on the Union of Scotland and England'' and ''Naufragium Britannicum.''. In 1708 his tragedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1734 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published United Kingdom * Anonymous, ''A Rap at the Rhapsody'' (a response to Jonathan Swift's ''On Poetry'' 1733)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Jean Adam, ''Miscellany Poems'' * John Arbuthnot and others, ''Gnothi Seauton: Know Yourself'', published anonymously * Mary Barber, ''Poems on Several Occasions'' * Isaac Hawkins Browne, the elder, ''On Design and Beauty'', published anonymously * Robert Dodsley, ''An Epistle to Mr. Pope'' * Stephen Duck, ''Truth and Falsehood'' * William Dunkin: ** ''The Lover's Web'' ** ''The Poet's Prayer'' * Richard Lewis (poet), ''Upon Prince Madoc's Expedition to the Country now called America, in the 12th Century'', a fictional, poetic tale of a Welshman; English Colonial AmericaBurt, Daniel S.''The Chronology of American Litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1733 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published United Kingdom * Anonymous, ''Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace'', "By a lady", has been attributed to Lady Mary Wortley MontaguCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * John Banks, ''Poems on Several Occasions'' * Samuel Bowden, ''Poetical Essays on Several Occasions'', Volume 1 (Volume 2 published 1735) * James Bramston, ''The Man of Taste'', response to Alexander Pope's ''Epistle to Burlington'' 1731 (see also Thomas Newcomb's ''The Woman of Taste'', below) * John Durant Breval, writing under the pen name "Joseph Gay", ''Morality in Vice: An heroi-comical poem'', republished this year as ''The Lure of Venus'' * Mary Chandler, ''A Description of Bath'' * Thomas Fitzgerald, ''Poems on Several Occasions'' * Matthew Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morgan (poet)
John Morgan (also known as John Morgan Matchin or John Morgan of Matchin) (7 February 1688 – 28 February 1733 or 1734) was a Welsh clergyman, scholar and poet. Life Morgan was born at Llangelynnin, Merionethshire, the younger son of the local curate. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford, from 1704 to 1708, and is thought to have been influenced by Edward Lhuyd, the antiquary, whilst he was there. He was ordained in 1709 and spent a year as curate of Llandegfan, Anglesey. From 1710 to 1713, he was curate of Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, before becoming curate (1713) and then vicar (1728) of Matching, Essex, a position he held until his death in February 1733 or 1734. This led to his commonly being known as John Morgan Matchin. He was buried in the parish church in Matching. Work Morgan had a particular interest in Welsh literature, and was one of the "London Welsh", a group intent on preserving and promoting Welsh culture in the capital, from around the time of his appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wither
George Wither (11 June 1588 O.S. (21 June 1588 NS) – 2 May 1667 O.S. (12 May 1667 NS)) was a prolific English poet, pamphleteer, satirist and writer of hymns. Wither's long life spanned one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of England, during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, the Civil War, the Parliamentary period and the Restoration period. Biography Early life Wither was born in Bentworth, near Alton, in the heart of Hampshire, the son of George Wither Senior of that place and his wife, Mary, who was possibly from the family of Hunt. His grandfather, Richard Wither, lived at Manydown in Wootton St Lawrence, where the family had resided since at least 1344. His early schooling took place under Rev. John Greaves, the father of John, Sir Edward and Thomas Greaves. Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen he studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. Despite his neighbors' advice that his father put him to some mechanic trade, he was sent to one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bunyan
John Bunyan (; baptised 30 November 162831 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory ''The Pilgrim's Progress,'' which also became an influential literary model. In addition to ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons. Bunyan came from the village of Elstow, near Bedford. He had some schooling and at the age of sixteen joined the Parliamentary Army during the first stage of the English Civil War. After three years in the army he returned to Elstow and took up the trade of tinker, which he had learned from his father. He became interested in religion after his marriage, attending first the parish church and then joining the Bedford Meeting, a nonconformist group in Bedford, and becoming a preacher. After the restoration of the monarch, when the freedom of nonconformists was curtailed, Bunyan was arrested and spent the next twelve years in prison as he refuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1690 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Thomas Brown, ''The Late Converts Exposed'', published anonymously (see ''The Reasons of Mr Bays Changing his Religion'' 1688)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Thomas D'Urfey: ** ''Collin's Walk Through London and Westminster'' ** ''New Poems'' * John Glanvill, ''Some Odes of Horace Imitated with Relation to his Majesty and the Times'' * Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, ''An Epistle to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex'', published anonymously, on William II of England's victories in Ireland * Edmund Waller, ''The Maid's Tragedy Altered'', a fragment, possibly intended by Waller to turn Beaumont and Fletcher's ''The Maides Tragedy'' 619into a comedy; with other poems * Edward Ward, ''The School of Politicks; or, The Humours of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brown (satirist)
Thomas Brown (1662 – 18 June 1704), also known as Tom Brown, was an English translator and satire, satirist, largely forgotten today save for a four-line gibe that he wrote concerning John Fell (bishop), John Fell. Biography Early life Brown was born at either Shifnal or Newport, Shropshire, England, Newport in Shropshire; he is identified with the Thomas Brown, son of William and Dorothy Brown, who was recorded christened on 1 January 1663 at Newport. His father, a farmer and tanner, died when Thomas was eight years old. He took advantage of the free schooling offered in the county, attending Adams' Grammar School at Newport, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford and there meeting the college's dean, Dr Fell. Fell was well known as a disciplinarian, and Brown throughout his life displayed a disdain for restrictions. The legend behind Brown's most recognised work is therefore plausible: it states that Brown got into trouble while at Oxford, and was threatened with expu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales from July 1688 until, just months after his birth, his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II's Protestant elder daughter (the prince's half-sister) Mary II and her husband (the prince's cousin) William III became co-monarchs. The Bill of Rights 1689 and Act of Settlement 1701 excluded Catholics such as James from the English and British thrones. James Francis Edward was raised in Continental Europe and known as the Chevalier de St. George. After his father's death in 1701, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish crowns as James III of England and Ireland and James VIII of Scotland, with the support of his Jacobite followers and Louis XIV of France, a cousin of his father. Fourteen years late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
