1718 in poetry
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Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
or France
French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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Works published
- Joseph AddisonJoseph AddisonJoseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...
:- Poems on Several Occasions, published this year, although the book states "1719"
- The Resurrection, LatinLatin poetryThe history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models. The verse comedies of Plautus are the earliest Latin literature that has survived, composed around 205-184 BC, yet the start of Latin literature is conventionally dated to the first performance of a play in verse by a...
poetry by Addison with an English translation attributed to Nicholas AmhurstNicholas AmhurstNicholas Amhurst was an English poet and political writer.Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and at St John's College, Oxford. In 1719 he was expelled from the university, ostensibly for his irregularities of conduct, but in reality because of his whig...
- Nicholas AmhurstNicholas AmhurstNicholas Amhurst was an English poet and political writer.Amhurst was born at Marden, Kent. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and at St John's College, Oxford. In 1719 he was expelled from the university, ostensibly for his irregularities of conduct, but in reality because of his whig...
- Protestant Popery; or, The Convocation (part of the Bangorian ControversyBangorian ControversyThe Bangorian Controversy was a theological argument within the Church of England in the early 18th century, with strong political overtones. The origins of the controversy lay in the 1716 posthumous publication of George Hickes's Constitution of the Catholic Church, and the Nature and...
) - See The Resurrection, above
- Protestant Popery; or, The Convocation (part of the Bangorian Controversy
- Cotton MatherCotton MatherCotton Mather, FRS was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in the Salem witch trials...
, Psalterium Americanum: The Book of Psalms in a Translation Exactly Conformed unto the Original, but All in Blank Verse, a translation in blank verse, with his analysis of poetry, EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
Colonial America - Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
, translator, Homer's IliadIliadThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
, Volume IV (Books 13–16) this year, preceded by Volume I (Books 1–4) in 17151715 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Susanna Centlivre, A Poem. Humbly Presented to His most Sacred Majesty George, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland...
, Volume II (Books 5–8) in 17161716 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:*Voltaire is exiled to Tulle.*Poet John Byrom returns to England to teach his own system of shorthand....
, Volume III (Books 9–12) in 17171717 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* January - Three Hours After Marriage, a play written by Alexander Pope, John Gay and John Arbuthnot, was staged this year...
and to be followed by Volume V (Books 17–21) and Volume VI (Books 22–24), both in 17201720 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Jane Brereton, An Expostulatory Epistle to Sir Richard Steele upon the Death of Mr... - Allan RamsayAllan Ramsay (poet)Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet , playwright, publisher, librarian and wig-maker.-Life and career:...
, Scots Songs (see also Scots Songs 17191719 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Joseph Addison:** The Old Whig. Numb. I, published anonymously on March 19** The Old Whig. Numb...
) - John WilmotJohn WilmotJohn Wilmot may refer to:* John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester , English libertine, friend of King Charles II, and writer of satirical and bawdy poetry...
, Earl of Rochester, Remains of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Rochester. Being Satyrs, Songs, and Poems; Never before Published. From a Manuscript found in a Gentleman's Library that was Cotemporary with him, London: Printed for Tho. Dryar & sold by T. Harbin, W. Chetwood & the booksellers of London & Westminster, posthumous
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- November 28 – Hedvig Charlotta NordenflychtHedvig Charlotta NordenflychtHedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht was a Swedish poet, feminist and salon hostess...
, (died 17631763 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* In 1763, Charles Churchill's fellow poet and friend, Robert Lloyd was in Fleet Prison for debt...
), Swedish poet, feminist and salon-hostess
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- February 18 – Peter Anthony MotteuxPeter Anthony MotteuxPeter Anthony Motteux , born Pierre Antoine Motteux, was an English author, playwright, and translator...
(born 16631663 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Robert Herrick begins publishing his Poor Robin's Almanack-Works published:...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
playwright, translator, editor, author and poet - December 6 – Nicholas RoweNicholas Rowe (dramatist)Nicholas Rowe , English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715.-Life:...
(born 16741674 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:* Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, France, L'Œuvres diverses du sieur D...., including:...
), EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet and dramatist - October 24 – Thomas ParnellThomas ParnellThomas Parnell was a poet and clergyman, born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was a friend of both Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. He participated in the Scriblerus Club, contributing to The Spectator, and he also aided Pope in his translation of The Iliad...
(born 16791679 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Abraham Cowley, A Poem on the late Civil War...
), IrishIrish poetryThe history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
poet and clergyman, member of the Scriblerus ClubScriblerus ClubThe Scriblerus Club was an informal group of friends that included Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Gay, John Arbuthnot, Henry St. John and Thomas Parnell. The group was founded in 1712 and lasted until the death of the founders, starting in 1732 and ending in 1745, with Pope and Swift being... - date not known – Gaspard AbeilleGaspard AbeilleGaspard Abeille was a French lyric and tragic poet, born in Riez, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. He was educated with the aim of a career in the church and received the title of Abbé. In 1704, he was elected a member of the Académie française...
(born 16481648 in poetryTo the Virgins, to Make Much of Time— First lines from Robert Herrick's To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, first published this year...
), FrenchFrench poetryFrench poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
lyric and tragic poet - date not known – Wu LiWu LiWú Lì ; ca. 1632-1718 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty ....
(born 16321632 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* John Lyly, Alexander and Campaspe...
), Chinese landscape painter and poet
See also
- PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- 18th century in poetry18th century in poetry-Decades and years:...
- 18th century in literature18th century in literatureSee also: 18th century in poetry, 17th century in literature, other events of the 18th century, 19th century in literature, list of years in literature.Literature of the 18th century refers to world literature produced during the 18th century....
- Augustan poetryAugustan poetryIn Latin literature, Augustan poetry is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. In English literature, Augustan poetry is a branch of Augustan literature, and refers to the poetry of the...
- Scriblerus ClubScriblerus ClubThe Scriblerus Club was an informal group of friends that included Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Gay, John Arbuthnot, Henry St. John and Thomas Parnell. The group was founded in 1712 and lasted until the death of the founders, starting in 1732 and ending in 1745, with Pope and Swift being...