1725 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...
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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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Events
- Scottish poet James Thomson moves to London, where he continues writing verse and becomes a playwright, living first in East BarnetEast BarnetEast Barnet is an area of North London within the London Borough of Barnet bordered by New Barnet, Cockfosters and Southgate. It is a largely residential suburb whose central area, known locally as the Village, contains a variety of shops, public houses, restaurants and services. East Barnet is...
and later Richmond in 17361736 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:-United Kingdom:* John Armstrong, The Oeconomy of Love, published anonymously...
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/local_history_j_thomson.pdf. - Edward TaylorEdward TaylorEdward Taylor was a colonial American poet, pastor and physician.-Early life:...
, a puritan minister in WestfieldWestfield, MassachusettsWestfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...
, a small settlement in Western Massachusetts, concludes his private spiritual verse diary, begun in 16821682 in poetryNationality words link to articles concerning that nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Matthew Coppinger, Poems, Songs and Lover-Verses, upon Several Subjects...
. He forbade his family from publishing the work after his death, and none of it saw publication for two centuries. When it was finally published, according to Robert HassRobert HassRobert L. Hass is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He was awarded the 2007 National Book Award and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Time and Materials.-Life:...
, many were surprised by its quality, although "the assessments of how good he was were quite mixed".
United KingdomEnglish 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...
- Joseph AddisonJoseph AddisonJoseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...
, Miscellanies, in Verse and Prose, posthumously published - Henry BakerHenry BakerHenry Baker may refer to:* Henry Baker , English*Henry Baker *Henry Williams Baker, hymn writer*Henry Aaron Baker, architect* Henry Baker...
, Original Poems; Serious and Humorous (see also, The Second Part of Original Poems 17261726 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Henry Baker, The Second Part of Original Poems: Serious and Humorous...
) - Thomas CookeThomas CookeThis page is about the instrument maker. For other persons named Thomas Cooke, see Thomas CookeThomas Cooke was a British instrument maker based on York. He founded T. Cooke & Sons, the instrument company-Life:...
, The Battle of the Poets, published anonymously - George Bubb Dodington, An Epistle to Sir Robert WalpoleRobert WalpoleRobert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
, published anonymously this year, although the book states "1726" - John DyerJohn DyerJohn Dyer was a painter and Welsh poet turned clergyman of the Church of England who maintained an interest in his Welsh ancestry...
and others, A New Miscellany, including the first version of Dyer's Grongar Hill, which appears in a second version in Richard SavageRichard SavageRichard Savage was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage , on which is based one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives of the English Poets....
's Miscellaneous Poems and Translations 17261726 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Henry Baker, The Second Part of Original Poems: Serious and Humorous...
, and in a final version that year in Miscellaneous Poems by Several Hands) - Peter FolgerPeter FoulgerPeter Foulger was an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was the grandfather of Benjamin Franklin....
(also spelled "Foulger"), "A Looking-Glass for the Times", a plea for religious freedom written in 16761676 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Thomas Hobbes, translator, Homer's Iliads in English: To which may be added Homer's Odysses * Benjamin Tompson, New Englands Crisis...
in rough ballad stanzas, 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 - John Glanvill, Poems
- Christopher PittChristopher PittChristopher Pitt was a British poet and translator.His translations to English include Virgil's Aeneid and Vida's Art of Poetry.Pitt was educated at Winchester College, leaving in 1719 to study at New College, Oxford...
, translator, Vida's Art of Poetry, translated from Marco Girolamo VidaMarco Girolamo VidaMarco Girolamo Vida or Marcus Hieronymus Vida was an Italian humanist, bishop and poet. Born at Cremona, Vida joined the court of Pope Leo X and was given a prior at Frascati. He became bishop of Alba in 1532.... - Alexander Pope'sAlexander 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...
translation of Homer'sHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
Odyssey, Volumes I-III (with William BroomeWilliam BroomeWilliam Broome was an English poet and translator. He was born in Haslington, near Crewe, Cheshire and died in Bath.He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, entered the Church, and became rector of Sturston in Suffolk, and later Pulham in Norfolk and Eye in Suffolk...
and Elijah FentonElijah Fenton-Life:Born in Shelton , and educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, for a time he acted as secretary to the Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery in Flanders, and was then Master of Sevenoaks Grammar School.In 1707, Fenton published a book of poems...
), Volumess IV-V to follow in 17261726 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Henry Baker, The Second Part of Original Poems: Serious and Humorous... - James Thompson, The Seasons, poem in blank verse
- Allan RamsayAllan Ramsay (poet)Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet , playwright, publisher, librarian and wig-maker.-Life and career:...
, The Gentle Shepherd: A Scots pastoral comedy - Richard SavageRichard SavageRichard Savage was an English poet. He is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage , on which is based one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives of the English Poets....
, The Authors of the Town, published anonymously - William ThomsonWilliam Thomson (musicologist)William Thomson was a Scottish folk song collector and singer.He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one of the king's trumpeters for Scotland. As a boy singer, he sang at a concert - The Feast of St. Cecillia - in 1695. Before 1722, he had settled in London, and according to Charles...
, compiler, Orpheus Caledonius: or a Collection of the Best Scotch Songs - Roger WolcottRoger Wolcott (Connecticut)Roger Wolcott was an American weaver and statesman from Windsor, Connecticut. He served as colonial governor of Connecticut from 1751 to 1754.Roger was born to Simon and Martha Wolcott in Windsor, Connecticut...
, Poetical Meditations, including "A Brief Account of the Agency of the Honorable John Winthrop", about the efforts of John Winthrop the Younger to get the Connecticut Charter, 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 - Edward YoungEdward YoungEdward Young was an English poet, best remembered for Night Thoughts.-Early life:He was the son of Edward Young, later Dean of Salisbury, and was born at his father's rectory at Upham, near Winchester, where he was baptized on 3 July 1683. He was educated at Winchester College, and matriculated...
, The Universal Passion: Satire, published anonymously, Parts 1, 2 (April), 3 (To Mr. Dodington, April), 4 (To Sir Spencer Compton, June) each published this year (Part 5, On Women, February 1727; Part 6, On Women, February 1728; Satire the Last. To Sir Robert Walpole, 17261726 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Henry Baker, The Second Part of Original Poems: Serious and Humorous...
; published together as Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires. The second edition 17281728 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Colonial America:* Ebenezer Cooke , "An Elegy on [....
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Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- February 25 – Karl Wilhelm RamlerKarl Wilhelm RamlerKarl Wilhelm Ramler was a German poet.Ramler was born in Kolberg. After graduating from the University of Halle, he went to Berlin, where, in 1748, he was appointed professor of logic and literature at the cadet school...
(died 17981798 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* William Wordsworth begins writing the first version of The Prelude, finishing it in two parts in 1799. This version describes the growth of his understanding up to age 17, when he departed for...
), German poet - November 27 – Johanna Charlotte Unzer (died 17821782 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:*William Cowper...
), German - Gottfried Kleiner (died 17671767 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* About this year, the Sturm und Drang movement began in German literature and music. It would last through the early 1780s...
), German - July 24 – John NewtonJohn NewtonJohn Henry Newton was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman. Starting his career on the sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a religious conversion, he became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of...
(died 18071807 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Ireland:* Thomas Moore, Irish Melodies, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom...
), 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...
, clergyman, former slave-ship captain and author of many hymns, including Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- June 29 – Arai HakusekiArai Hakusekiwas a Confucianist, scholar-bureaucrat, academic, administrator, writer and politician in Japan during the middle of the Edo Period, who advised the Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu. His personal name was Kinmi or Kimiyoshi . Hakuseki was his pen name...
(born 16571657 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Nicholas Billingsley, Brachy-Martyrologia* Henry Bold, Wit a Sporting in a Pleasant Grove of New Fancies...
), JapaneseJapanese poetryJapanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
poet, writer, and politician
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- Alicia D'AnversAlicia D'AnversAlicia D'Anvers [née Clarke] was an English poet.- Biography :Born in Oxford, her father was superior beadle of civil law and first architypographus, or director of printing, for Oxford University...
(born 16681668 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* John Dryden becomes poet laureate of England on the death of Sir William Davenant. Dryden held the office until 1688 when, after James II of England was deposed, the poet refused to swear allegiance...
), 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... - Thomas Walker (poet) (born 16961696 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works:* Aphra Behn - The Unfortunate Happy Lady...
), 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 American clergyman and poet
- Alicia D'Anvers
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...
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- 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...