1700 in poetry explained
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Works published
- Sir Richard Blackmore - A Satyr Against Wit, published anonymously; an attack on the "Wits", including John Dryden[1]
- Samuel Cobb - Poetae Britannici his most famous poem, a survey of previous English poetry in a light style, clear diction, and imagery that later critics like John Nichols considered "sublime"
- Daniel Defoe - The Pacificator, published anonymously, verse satire in the literary war between the "Men of Sense" and the "Men of Wit"[1]
- John Dryden - Fables, Ancient and Modern, the poet's final anthology
- William King - The Transactioneer With Some of his Philosophical Fancies, published anonymously, a satire on Sir Hans Sloane, editor of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society[1]
- John Pomfret - Reason[1]
- Nahum Tate - Panacea, a poem upon tea[1]
- John Tutchin - The Foreigners, published anonymously; provoked a reply from Daniel Defoe in The True-Born Englishman in 1701[1]
- Edward Ward - The Reformer, published anonymously[1]
- Samuel Wesley - An Epistle to a Friend concerning Poetry
- Thomas Yalden - The Temple of Fame
- Anonymous - Jaħasra Mingħajr Ħtija, Gozo
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 2 - Johann Christoph Gottsched (died 1766), German poet
- January 14 - Christian Friedrich Henrici (died 1764), German poet
- May 26 - Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (died 1760), German poet
- September 11 - James Thomson (died 1748), Scottish poet
- September 30 - Stanisław Konarski, born Hieronim Konarski (died 1773), Polish pedagogue, educational reformer, political writer, poet, dramatist, Piarist friar and precursor of the Polish Enlightenment
- October 13 - Phanuel Bacon (died 1783) English playwright, poet and author[1]
- Also - David French (died 1742), English Colonial American poet[2]
- Year uncertain - Richard Lewis (died 1734), English Colonial American poet[2]
Deaths
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See also
Notes and References
- Book: Cox, Michael. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-860634-6. registration.
- Book: Burt, Daniel S.. The Chronology of American Literature: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2004. 978-0-618-16821-7. Retrieved via Google Books.