1701 in poetry
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
[edit]- Matthew Prior, English poet, enters Parliament.
Works published
[edit]- Mary Chudleigh The Ladies Defence; or, The Bride-woman's Counsellor Answer'd[1]
- Daniel Defoe, The True-born Englishman: A satyr, published anonymously this year, but dated "1700"; inspired by John Tutchin's The Foreigners (1700), and answered by Tuchin (anonymously) in his The Apostates, this year; Defoe's poem also resulted in many other responses, adaptations and attacks[1]
- John Dennis, Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry (criticism)[2]
- John Dryden, Poems on Various Occasions; and Translations from Several Authors (posthumous)[1]
- Charles Gildon, A New Miscellany of Original Poems (anthology), includes "The Spleen" and other poems by Anne Finch, countess of Winchilsea[1]
- Cotton Mather, Consolations, English, Colonial America (Massachusetts)[3]
- John Philips:
- The Splendid Shilling
- The Sylvan Dream; or, The Mourning Muses, published anonymously, usually attributed to Philips[1]
- John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems on Several Occasions. By the R. H. the E. of R., London: Printed for A. T.[4]
Other
[edit]- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, l'Œuvres diverses ("Diverse Works"), France
Births
[edit]Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- Matthew Concanen (died 1749), Irish-born English poet and writer[1]
- Matthew Pilkington (died 1774), Irish art historian and satirist[1]
- James Sterling (died 1763), English Colonial American poet[5]
Deaths
[edit]Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February – Miguel de Barrios (born 1625), Spanish poet and historian
- March 15 – Jean Renaud de Segrais (born 1624), French poet and novelist
- August 20 – Sir Charles Sedley (born 1639), English wit, dramatist, poet and statesman[1]
- August 24 – Ahasverus Fritsch (born 1629), German poet and legal writer
- August 31 – Samuel Chappuzeau (born 1625), French scholar, author, poet and playwright
- Shah Inayatullah (born 1613), poet from Sindh, Pakistan
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ Paul, Harry Gilbert, John Dennis: His Life and Criticism, p 4, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010
- ^ Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
- ^ Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. Archived August 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2009-05-02.
- ^ Burt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books