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* March — ] poet ], visits with General ] for half an hour in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after sending him the previous October a poem written in his honor. A former slave, she was a strong supporter of independence during the ]. The poem was published March 26 in the ''Virginia Gazette''<ref>Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. {{ISBN|978-0-465-01850-5}}, pp 36-37</ref> | ||
| ==Works published== | ==Works published== | ||
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| * ], ''Poems on Several Occasions''<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN |
* ], ''Poems on Several Occasions''<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}}</ref> | ||
| * ], ''Euphrosyne; or, Amusements on the Road of Life''<ref name=cocel/> | * ], ''Euphrosyne; or, Amusements on the Road of Life''<ref name=cocel/> | ||
| * ], editor, ''Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs'', anthology<ref name=cocel/> | * ], editor, ''Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs'', anthology<ref name=cocel/> | ||
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| * ], a funeral ode on the occasion of the death of Frederik V; ]<ref>Giovanni Bach, Richard Beck, Adolph B. Benson, Axel Johan Uppvall, and others, translated in part and edited by Frederika Blankner, ''The History of the Scandinavian Literatures: A Survey of the Literatures of the Norway, Sweden, Denamark, Iceland and Finland From Their Origins to the Present Day,'' p 178, Dial Press, 1938, New York</ref> | * ], a funeral ode on the occasion of the death of Frederik V; ]<ref>Giovanni Bach, ], Adolph B. Benson, Axel Johan Uppvall, and others, translated in part and edited by Frederika Blankner, ''The History of the Scandinavian Literatures: A Survey of the Literatures of the Norway, Sweden, Denamark, Iceland and Finland From Their Origins to the Present Day,'' p 178, Dial Press, 1938, New York</ref> | ||
| * ], ''Os Campos Elíseos'' ("The Elysian Fields"), on the fine arts; ]<ref> |
* ], ''Os Campos Elíseos'' ("The Elysian Fields"), on the fine arts; ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.academia.org.br/abl/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=812&sid=105 |title="Basílio da Gama/Bibliografia"] |publisher=The Academia Brasilia Letros |access-date=February 4, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508082151/http://www.academia.org.br/abl/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=812&sid=105 |archivedate=8 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| * ], ''La visione di Ezechiello'', ] | * ], ''La visione di Ezechiello'', ] | ||
| * ], "A Birthday Song", ]<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press</ref> | * ], "A Birthday Song", ]<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press</ref> | ||
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| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article: | Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article: | ||
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* April 17 – ] (died ]), ] poet and politician | ||
| * April 21 ''(bapt.)'' – ] (died ]), ] hymn-writer | |||
| ⚫ | * year not certain – ]<ref> |
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| * July 18 – ] (died ]), ] poet | |||
| * September 21 – ] (died ]), ] epic poet | |||
| * November 16 – ] (died ]), ] diarist, scholar and poet | |||
| ⚫ | * year not certain – ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rc.umd.edu/bibliographies/anthologies/lons-18.htm |title="The Book of Eighteenth Century Verse" |publisher="Romantic Circles" website of the University of Maryland |access-date=December 4, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823031944/http://www.rc.umd.edu/bibliographies/anthologies/lons-18.htm |archivedate=23 August 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article: | Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article: | ||
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* January 26 – ] (born ]), ] satirical poet and clergyman | ||
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* June 13 – ] (born ]), British-born, Colonial ] poet and hymnwriter | ||
| * August 28? ''(bur.)'' – ] (Sion y Potlau) (born ]?), ] poet | |||
| * date not known – ] (born ]), ] | |||
| * ] (born ]), Flemish poet | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 27 June 2024
Overview of the events of 1776 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
- March — American poet Phillis Wheatley, visits with General George Washington for half an hour in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after sending him the previous October a poem written in his honor. A former slave, she was a strong supporter of independence during the American Revolution. The poem was published March 26 in the Virginia Gazette
Works published
United Kingdom
- James Beattie, Poems on Several Occasions
- Richard Graves, Euphrosyne; or, Amusements on the Road of Life
- David Herd, editor, Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, anthology
- William Mickle, translator, The Lusiad; or, The Discovery of India, translated from the original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens
- Hannah More, Sir Eldred of the Bower, and The Bleeding Rock
- Jonathan Richardson, Morning Thoughts; or, Poetical Meditations, Moral, Divine and Miscellaneous
- John Scott, Amwell
- Augustus Montague Toplady, Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship
- William Whitehead, Variety, published anonymously
Other
- Johannes Ewald, a funeral ode on the occasion of the death of Frederik V; Denmark
- Basilio da Gama, Os Campos Elíseos ("The Elysian Fields"), on the fine arts; Brazil
- Vincenzo Monti, La visione di Ezechiello, Italy
- Jonathan Odell, "A Birthday Song", United States
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- April 17 – Jean-François Roger (died 1842), French poet and politician
- April 21 (bapt.) – Ann Griffiths (died 1805), Welsh hymn-writer
- July 18 – John Struthers (died 1853), Scottish poet
- September 21 – John Fitchett (died 1838), English epic poet
- November 16 – Mary Matilda Betham (died 1852), English diarist, scholar and poet
- year not certain – Charles Newton
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- January 26 – Evan Lloyd (born 1734), Welsh satirical poet and clergyman
- June 13 – Elizabeth Scott (born 1708), British-born, Colonial American poet and hymnwriter
- August 28? (bur.) – John Edwards (Sion y Potlau) (born 1699?), Welsh poet
- date not known – George Smith (born 1713), British
- Jeanne-Catherine Van Goethem (born 1720), Flemish poet
See also
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- 18th century in poetry
- 18th century in literature
- French literature of the 18th century
- Sturm und Drang (the conventional translation is "Storm and Stress"; a more literal translation, however, might be "storm and urge", "storm and longing", "storm and drive" or "storm and impulse"), a movement in German literature (including poetry) and music from the late 1760s through the early 1780s
- List of years in poetry
- Poetry
Notes
- Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (2003). The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters With the Founding Fathers, New York: Basic Civitas Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01850-5, pp 36-37
- ^ Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- Giovanni Bach, Richard Beck, Adolph B. Benson, Axel Johan Uppvall, and others, translated in part and edited by Frederika Blankner, The History of the Scandinavian Literatures: A Survey of the Literatures of the Norway, Sweden, Denamark, Iceland and Finland From Their Origins to the Present Day, p 178, Dial Press, 1938, New York
- ""Basílio da Gama/Bibliografia"]". The Academia Brasilia Letros. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
- Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
- ""The Book of Eighteenth Century Verse"". "Romantic Circles" website of the University of Maryland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2008.