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1735 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Alexander Pope acknowledges authorship of ''An Essay on Man''. Works published English Colonial America * James Logan, ' 'Cato's Moral Distichs' ', a verse translation, printed by Benjamin Franklin, who calls it the first translation of a classic work both created and printed in English Colonial AmericaBurt, 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 * Jane Colman Turell (died 1735), ''Reliquiate Turellae et Lachrymae Paternal'', includes letters, diary extracts, short religious essays and pious verse (see Deaths section, below; reprinted 1741 as ''Memoirs of the Life and Death of the Pious and Ingenious Mrs. Jane Turell'') United Kingdom * Joseph Addison, translator, ''The works of Anacreon translated into En ... [...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] |
John Hughes (poet)
John Hughes (29 January 1677 – 17 February 1720) was an English poet, essayist and translator. Various of his works remained in print for a century after his death, but if he is remembered at all today it is for the use others made of his work. Texts of his were set by the foremost composers of the day and his translation of the ''Letters of Abelard and Heloise'' was a major source for Alexander Pope's ''Eloisa to Abelard''. Life and work Hughes was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, the elder son of John Hughes, clerk in the Hand-in-Hand Fire Office, Snow Hill, London, and his wife Anne Burges, daughter of Isaac Burges of Wiltshire. He was educated in London, receiving the rudiments of learning in private schools. Emerging from education with an interest in all the arts, Hughes had to earn his living as a secretary at the Board of Ordnance. His poetry often dealt with patriotic themes and was judiciously dedicated to political lords but did not obtain for him a sinecure unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Thomson (poet, Born 1700)
James Thomson (c. 11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems '' The Seasons'' and ''The Castle of Indolence'', and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!" Scotland, 1700–1725 James Thomson was born in Ednam in Roxburghshire around 11 September 1700 and baptised on 15 September. He was the fourth of nine children of Thomas Thomson and Beatrix Thomson (née Trotter). Beatrix Thomson was born in Fogo, Berwickshire and was a distant relation of the house of Hume. Thomas Thomson was the Presbyterian minister of Ednam until eight weeks after Thomson's birth, when he was admitted as minister of Southdean, where Thomson spent most of his early years. Thomson may have attended the parish school of Southdean before going to the grammar school in Jedburgh in 1712. He failed to distinguish himself there. Shiels, his earliest biographer, writes: 'far from appearing to possess a sprightly genius, homsonwas considered by his schoolmaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1732 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 (both attributed; also, see "Deaths" section below; also spelled "Cook"): ** "An Elegy on . .William Lock"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 ** "In Memory of . .Benedict Leonard Calvert * Joseph Green, "Parody of a Psalm by Byles", a parody of Mather Byles' poetry * Richard Lewis: ** "A Description of Spring"Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ** "Carmen Saeculare" ** attributed, "A Rhapsody" United Kingdom * Anonymous, ''Castle-Howard'', has been attributed to Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irwin * Anonymous, ''Collection of Pieces''Clark, Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1727 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Jonathan Swift revisits England this year and stays with his friend Alexander Pope until the visit is cut short when Swift gets word that Esther Johnson is dying. He rushes back. She survives until January 28, 1728. Works published * Anonymous, ''Several Copies of Verses on Occasion of Mr. Gulliver's Travels'', often attributed to Alexander Pope, but perhaps composed by Pope as well as John Gay and John ArbuthnotCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Henry Baker, ''The Universe, a Poem intended to restrain the Pride of Man'' * Elizabeth Boyd, writing under the pen name, "Louisa", ''Variety'' * Mather Byles, "A Poem on the Death of His Late Majesty King George, of Glorious Memory, and the Accession of Our Present Sovereign, King George II, to the British Throne",Ludwig, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish Satire, satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whig (British political party), Whigs, then for the Tories (British political party), Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean (Christianity), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". Swift is remembered for works such as ''A Tale of a Tub'' (1704), ''An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity'' (1712), ''Gulliver's Travels'' (1726), and ''A Modest Proposal'' (1729). He is regarded by the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms—such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier—or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Satire#Classifications, Horatian and Juvenalian styles. His deadpan, ironic writing style, partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Somervile
William Somervile or Somerville (2 September 167517 July 1742) was an English poet who wrote in many genres and is especially remembered for "The Chace", in which he pioneered an early English georgic. Life Somervile, the eldest son of a long established country family, was born in Staffordshire in 1677. He was a descendant of Roger de Somerville, of an English branch of the Somerville Family. William raised at the family seat of Edstone, near Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire. He was educated at Winchester College and at New College, Oxford, and then studied law at the Middle Temple. After his father's death in 1705 he lived on his estate and devoted himself to the field sports which were eventually to supply the subjects of his best-known poems. Among his friends and neighbours were the poets William Shenstone, Richard Jago and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton. Later he was a correspondent of Allan Ramsay and they exchanged poems. But Somervile's convivial hospitality straine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Savage (poet)
Richard Savage (c. 1697 – 1 August 1743) was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's '' Life of Savage'', originally published anonymously in 1744, which is based on one of the most elaborate of Johnson's ''Lives of the English Poets''. Life Early life What is known about Savage's early life mostly comes from Johnson's ''Life of Savage''. However, such information is not entirely trustworthy, since Johnson did not feel the need to thoroughly investigate Savage's past. Johnson relied almost solely on books, papers and magazines that publisher Edward Cave retrieved for him from ''The Gentleman's Magazine''s archives. In 1698 Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, obtained a divorce from his wife, Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Mason. Shortly afterwards she married Colonel Henry Brett. Lady Macclesfield had two children by Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, the second of whom was born at Fox Court, Holborn, on 16 January 1697, and christened two days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1737 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *March 2 – Samuel Johnson and his former pupil David Garrick leave Lichfield to seek their fortunes in London. *English poet Richard Jago becomes curate of Snitterfield. Works published United Kingdom * Henry Carey, ''The Musical Century, in One Hundred English Ballads'', with Carey's musical settingsCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Stephen Duck, ''The Vision'', on the November 20 death of Queen Caroline * Richard Glover, ''Leonidas'', in nine books (expanded to 12 in 1770) * Matthew Green, ''The Spleen'', has been called his chief poem; with a preface by his friend Richard Glover (see also, "Deaths" below) * Alexander Pope: ** ''Horace His Ode to Venus'' ** ''The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated'' ** ''Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, and Severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1736 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 * John Armstrong, ''The Oeconomy of Love'', published anonymouslyCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Isaac Hawkins Browne the elder, ''A Pipe of Tobacco'', anonymously published, imitating Colly Cibber, Ambrose Philips, James Thomson, Edward Young, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift * Mather Byles, ''To His Excellency Governor Belcher, on the Death of His lady. An Epistle.'' English Colonial AmericaLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press * William Dawson, ''Poems on Several Occasions'', anonymously published; influenced by the style of Alexander Pope; English, Colonial AmericaBurt, Daniel S.''The Chronology of American Literature: Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1717 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January - ''Three Hours After Marriage'', a play written by Alexander Pope, John Gay and John Arbuthnot, was staged this year. The play satirized poet and critic John Dennis as "Sir Tremendous Longinus the Critic", Lady Winchilsea as "Clinkett the poetess" and Colley Cibber as "Plotwell". The play was met with massive criticism and had a short run, mortifying Pope.Paul, Harry Gilbert ''John Dennis: His Life and Criticism'' p 91, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 (see Dennis, Parnell and Pope, in "Works published") Works published * Joseph Addison, John Dryden, Laurence Eusden, Sir Samuel Garth, John Gay, Alexander Pope and Nicholas Rowe, among others, ''Ovid's Metamorphoses''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * John Dura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Melmoth
William Melmoth (sometimes "William Melmoth the Elder") (1665/66–1743) was an English devotional writer and lawyer, whose major work, ''The Great Importance of a Religious Life Consider'd'' (1711), proved to be one of the most popular pieces of religious writing of the 18th century. He was the father of William Melmoth (1710–1799), a Commissioner of Bankrupts. Life and career Melmoth was admitted to the Inns of Court to begin his training as a barrister at Clifford's Inn on 15 April 1686, and then transferred to Inner Temple on 30 May 1689 and from there he was called to the Bar on 29 May 1693. Records show that he was admitted as a "gentleman." On his admission to the Bar he was called to take the Test Act oath that served as an oath of allegiance to William III and Mary IIThe 1673 Act enforced abjuring transubstantiation, invocation of saints, and the sacrifice of the mass. and the Protestant succession, he was troubled by Jacobite non-juror concerns of legitimacy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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