1712 in poetry explained

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Events

• Scriblerus Club begins meeting (stops meeting in 1745)

Works published

• Sir Richard Blackmore, Creation: a philosophical poem
• John Dennis, Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakspear: with Some Letters of Criticism to the Spectator, a pamphlet of literary criticism, London^[1]
• William Diaper:
  • Dryaides; or, The Nymphs Prophecy (published this year, although the book states "1713")^[2]
  • Nereides; or, Sea-Eclogues^[2]
• Thomas Ellwood, Davideis: The Life of King David of Israel^[2]
• George Granville, Lord Lansdowne, Poems Upon Several Occasions^[2]
• Bernard Mandeville, published anonymously, Typhon; or, The Wars Between the Gods and Giants^[2]
• Peter Anthony Motteux, A Poem Upon Tea^[2]
• John Philips, Poems,^[2] published posthumously
• Alexander Pope, editor, Miscellaneous Poems and Translations (also known as Lintot's Miscellany), including a two-canto version of Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", published anonymously (poem enlarged in 1714)^[2]
• Matthew Prior, published anonymously, Erle Robert's Mice: A tale, in imitation of Chaucer^[2]
• Nicholas Rowe, translated from Claude Quillet, Callipaedia^[2]
• Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin first printed (originally written in the 12th century)
• George Sewell, The Patriot^[2]
• Thomas Tickell, A Poem, to his Excellency the Lord Privy-Seal, on the Prospect of Peace^[2]
• John Wright, The Best Mirth; or, The Melody of Sion, hymns^[2]

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• October 8  - Alison Cockburn, née Rutherford (died 1794), Scottish poet
• December 3  - Joseph Relph (died 1743), English poet from Cumberland
• Richard Glover (died 1785), English poet
• Bharatchandra Ray (died 1760), Bengali and Sanskrit poet and song composer
• Christian Reuter (died 1765), German poet^[3]
• Approximate date  - Emanuel Collins, English clergyman and miscellaneous writer

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• February 5 (bur.)  - John Norris of Bemerton (born 1657), English theologian, philosopher and poet
• April 10  - Yusuf Nabi (born 1642), Turkish diwan poet, attacked by honey badger
• June 12  - Carlo Alessandro Guidi (born 1650), Italian poet
• July 1  - William King (born 1663), English poet

See also

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature
• 18th century in poetry
• 18th century in literature
• Augustan poetry

Notes

1. Paul, Harry Gilbert, John Dennis: His Life and Criticism, p 64, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010
2. Book: Cox, Michael. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-860634-6. registration.
3. Book: Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History. registration. 3rd. 1991. 1946. 326.

• http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/timeline/ "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto