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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, [[Irish poetry|Irish]] or [[French poetry|France]]).
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, [[Irish poetry|Irish]] or [[French poetry|France]]).


==Events==
==Events==

===Charles Churchill terrorises the London stage===
===Charles Churchill terrorises the London stage===
In March, poet [[Charles Churchill (satirist)|Charles Churchill]]'s ''[[Rosciad]]'' was published at his own expense, after several publishers refused it. The reckless and amusing satire described with disconcerting accuracy the faults of various actors on the London stage, and the poem immediately became popular, both for its personal character, vigour and raciness. No leading London actor, with the exception of [[David Garrick]], had escaped censure, and in the ''Apology'' Garrick was clearly threatened. The actor deflected criticism by showing every possible civility to Churchill, who became a terror to the stage. Actor [[Thomas Davies (bookseller)|Thomas Davies]], in a letter to Garrick, wrote that he blundered in the part of [[Cymbeline]] owing "to my accidentally seeing Mr. Churchill in the pit, it rendering me confused and unmindful of my business".<ref name=eb11>Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition</ref>
In March, poet [[Charles Churchill (satirist)|Charles Churchill]]'s ''Rosciad'' was published at his own expense, after several publishers refused it. The reckless and amusing satire described with disconcerting accuracy the faults of various actors on the London stage, and the poem immediately became popular, both for its personal character, vigour and raciness. No leading London actor, with the exception of [[David Garrick]], had escaped censure, and in the ''Apology'' Garrick was clearly threatened. The actor deflected criticism by showing every possible civility to Churchill, who became a terror to the stage. Actor [[Thomas Davies (bookseller)|Thomas Davies]], in a letter to Garrick, wrote that he blundered in the part of [[Cymbeline]] owing "to my accidentally seeing Mr. Churchill in the pit, it rendering me confused and unmindful of my business".<ref name=eb11>Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition</ref>


Churchill's satire made him many enemies, and brought reprisals. In ''Night, an Epistle to [[Robert Lloyd (poet)|Robert Lloyd]]'' (also published this year), be answered the attacks made on him, offering by way of defence the argument that any faults were better than hypocrisy. Churchill received a considerable sum from sales of the poem, paid off all of his old creditors, and gave an allowance to his wife.<ref name=eb11/>
Churchill's satire made him many enemies, and brought reprisals. In ''Night, an Epistle to [[Robert Lloyd (poet)|Robert Lloyd]]'' (also published this year), be answered the attacks made on him, offering by way of defence the argument that any faults were better than hypocrisy. Churchill received a considerable sum from sales of the poem, paid off all of his old creditors, and gave an allowance to his wife.<ref name=eb11/>
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===James Macpherson "finds" the work of "Ossian"===
===James Macpherson "finds" the work of "Ossian"===
[[Image:James Macpherson by George Romney.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Macpherson]]
[[Image:James Macpherson by George Romney.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Macpherson]]
This year [[James Macpherson]] announced the discovery of an epic on the subject of ''[[Fingal]]'' which Macpherson claimed was written by [[Ossian]]. In December he published ''Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language'', written in the musical measured prose of which Macpherson had made use in his earlier volume. The authenticity of these so-called translations from the works of a 3rd century [[bard]] was immediately challenged in [[England]], and [[Samuel Johnson]], after some local investigation, would assert (in ''[[A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland]]'', [[1775 in poetry|1775]]) that Macpherson had found fragments of ancient poems and stories, then wove into a romance of his own composition. Macpherson is said to have challenged Johnson, who replied that he was not to be deterred from detecting what he thought a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. Macpherson never produced his originals, which he refused to publish on the grounds of expense. Modern scholars tend to agree with Johnson's assessment.
This year [[James Macpherson]] announced the discovery of an epic on the subject of ''[[Fingal]]'' which Macpherson claimed was written by [[Ossian]]. In December he published ''Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language'', written in the musical measured prose of which Macpherson had made use in his earlier volume. The authenticity of these so-called translations from the works of a 3rd-century [[bard]] was immediately challenged in [[England]], and [[Samuel Johnson]], after some local investigation, would assert (in ''[[A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland]]'', [[1775 in poetry|1775]]) that Macpherson had found fragments of ancient poems and stories, then wove into a romance of his own composition. Macpherson is said to have challenged Johnson, who replied that he was not to be deterred from detecting what he thought a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. Macpherson never produced his originals, which he refused to publish on the grounds of expense. Modern scholars tend to agree with Johnson's assessment.<ref>{{cite book|authorlink=Magnus Magnusson|first=Magnus|last=Magnusson|title=Fakers, Forgers & Phoneys|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Mainstream|year=2007|orig-year=2006|isbn=978-1-84596-210-4|pages=334–9}}</ref>


==Works published==
==Works published==
* [[John Armstrong]], ''A Day: An epistle to John Wilkes'', published anonymously, wrongly dated "1661"<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6</ref>
* [[John Armstrong (poet)|John Armstrong]], ''A Day: An epistle to John Wilkes'', published anonymously, wrongly dated "1661"<ref name=cocel>Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}}</ref>
* [[Charles Churchill (satirist)|Charles Churchill]]:
* [[Charles Churchill (satirist)|Charles Churchill]]:
** ''The Apology'' (see Events, above)<ref name=cocel/>
** ''The Apology'' (see Events, above)<ref name=cocel/>
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** ''The Rosciad''<ref name=cocel/>
** ''The Rosciad''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[John Cleland]], ''The Times!'', Volume 2, a verse satire
* [[John Cleland]], ''The Times!'', Volume 2, a verse satire
* [[Samuel Davies]], "An Ode on the Prospect of Peace", [[English poetry|English]], [[American poetry|Colonial America]]<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602&ndash;1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press</ref>
* [[Samuel Davies (Presbyterian educator)|Samuel Davies]], "An Ode on the Prospect of Peace", [[English poetry|English]], [[American poetry|Colonial America]]<ref name=rmlaal>Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602&ndash;1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press</ref>
* [[Francis Fawkes]], ''Original Poems and Translations''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Francis Fawkes]], ''Original Poems and Translations''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Edward Jerningham]], ''Andromache to Pyrrhus: An heroick epistle''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Edward Jerningham]], ''Andromache to Pyrrhus: An heroick epistle''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Robert Lloyd]], ''An Epistle to Charles Churchill''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Robert Lloyd (poet)|Robert Lloyd]], ''An Epistle to Charles Churchill''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[James Lyon (composer)|James Lyon]], ''Urania, or A Choice Collection of Psalm-tunes, Anthems, and Hymns'', [[English poetry|English]], [[American poetry|Colonial America]]<ref name=rmlaal/>
* [[James Lyon (composer)|James Lyon]], ''Urania, or A Choice Collection of Psalm-tunes, Anthems, and Hymns'', [[English poetry|English]], [[American poetry|Colonial America]]<ref name=rmlaal/>
* [[James Scott]], ''Odes on Several Subjects''<ref name=cocel/>
* James Scott, ''Odes on Several Subjects''<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Edward Thompson]], ''The Meretriciad'', a satire about [[Kitty Fisher]], a London courtesan<ref name=cocel/>
* [[Edward Thompson (Royal Navy officer)|Edward Thompson]], ''The Meretriciad'', a satire about [[Kitty Fisher]], a London courtesan<ref name=cocel/>
* [[John Wilmot]], Earl of Rochester, ''The Poetical Works Of that Witty Lord John Earl of Rochester: Left in Ranger's Lodge in Woodstock Park, where his Lordship died, and never before Printed; with Some Account of the Life of that ingenious Nobleman. Extracted from Bishop Burnet, and other Eminent Writers'', London, posthumous<ref name=jwerpf>Web page titled [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=81497 "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)"] at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. [http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241305215552985 Archived] 2009-05-02.</ref>
* [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester|John Wilmot]], Earl of Rochester, ''The Poetical Works Of that Witty Lord John Earl of Rochester: Left in Ranger's Lodge in Woodstock Park, where his Lordship died, and never before Printed; with Some Account of the Life of that ingenious Nobleman. Extracted from Bishop Burnet, and other Eminent Writers'', London, posthumous<ref name=jwerpf>Web page titled [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=81497 "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)"] at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. 2009-05-02.</ref>


==Births==
==Births==
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
⚫
* April 28 &ndash; [[John Williams (satirist)|John Williams]], publishing under the [[pen name]] "Anthony Pasquin" (died [[1818 in poetry|1818]]), [[English poetry|English]] satirical poet, writer and artist

* [[Santō Kyōden]] 山東京伝, [[pen name]] of Samuru Iwase 岩瀬醒, also known popularly as "Kyōya Denzō" 京屋伝蔵 (died [[1816 in poetry|1816]]), [[Japanese poetry|Japanese]], [[Edo period]] poet, writer and artist; brother of [[Santō Kyōzan]]
* September 13 &ndash; [[Santō Kyōden]] 山東京伝, [[pen name]] of Samuru Iwase 岩瀬醒, also known popularly as "Kyōya Denzō" 京屋伝蔵 (died [[1816 in poetry|1816]]), [[Japanese poetry|Japanese]], [[Edo period]] poet, writer and artist; brother of Santō Kyōzan
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* [[John Williams (poet)]], who published under the [[pen name]] "Anthony Pasquin" (died [[1818 in poetry|1818]]), [[American poetry|American]] poet, writer and artist


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
⚫
* February 4 &ndash; [[Samuel Davies (clergyman)|Samuel Davies]] (born [[1723 in poetry|1723]]), [[English poetry|English]] Colonial [[American poetry|American]] Presbyterian clergyman, president of [[Princeton College]], author and poet<ref name=dbcal>{{cite book|author=Burt, Daniel S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQ0fgo5v6e0C|title=The Chronology of American Literature: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|year=2004|isbn=978-0-618-16821-7}} Retrieved via Google Books.</ref>
* [[James Cawthorn]]
* April 15
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* [[Samuel Davies (Presbyterian educator)|Samuel Davies]] (born [[1723 in poetry|1723]]), [[English poetry|English]] Colonial [[American poetry|American]] clergyman, author, poet and president of Princeton College<ref name=dbcal>Burt, Daniel S., [http://books.google.com/books?id=VQ0fgo5v6e0C ''The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times''], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 9780618168217, retrieved via Google Books</ref>
* [[William Oldys]], English poet (born [[1696 in poetry|1696]])
** [[James Cawthorn]] (born [[1719|1719 in poetry]]), [[English poetry|English]] poet and schoolmaster, riding accident
** [[William Oldys]], [[English poetry|English]] antiquarian, bibliographer and poet (born [[1696 in poetry|1696]])


==See also==
==See also==
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List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1758
1759
1760
1761
1762
1763
1764
+...

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

[edit]

Charles Churchill terrorises the London stage

[edit]

In March, poet Charles Churchill's Rosciad was published at his own expense, after several publishers refused it. The reckless and amusing satire described with disconcerting accuracy the faults of various actors on the London stage, and the poem immediately became popular, both for its personal character, vigour and raciness. No leading London actor, with the exception of David Garrick, had escaped censure, and in the Apology Garrick was clearly threatened. The actor deflected criticism by showing every possible civility to Churchill, who became a terror to the stage. Actor Thomas Davies, in a letter to Garrick, wrote that he blundered in the part of Cymbeline owing "to my accidentally seeing Mr. Churchill in the pit, it rendering me confused and unmindful of my business".[1]

Churchill's satire made him many enemies, and brought reprisals. In Night, an Epistle to Robert Lloyd (also published this year), be answered the attacks made on him, offering by way of defence the argument that any faults were better than hypocrisy. Churchill received a considerable sum from sales of the poem, paid off all of his old creditors, and gave an allowance to his wife.[1]

James Macpherson "finds" the work of "Ossian"

[edit]
Macpherson

This year James Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic on the subject of Fingal which Macpherson claimed was written by Ossian. In December he published Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language, written in the musical measured prose of which Macpherson had made use in his earlier volume. The authenticity of these so-called translations from the works of a 3rd-century bard was immediately challenged in England, and Samuel Johnson, after some local investigation, would assert (in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, 1775) that Macpherson had found fragments of ancient poems and stories, then wove into a romance of his own composition. Macpherson is said to have challenged Johnson, who replied that he was not to be deterred from detecting what he thought a cheat by the menaces of a ruffian. Macpherson never produced his originals, which he refused to publish on the grounds of expense. Modern scholars tend to agree with Johnson's assessment.[2]

Works published

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Births

[edit]

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

Deaths

[edit]

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
  2. ^ Magnusson, Magnus (2007) [2006]. Fakers, Forgers & Phoneys. Edinburgh: Mainstream. pp. 334–9. ISBN 978-1-84596-210-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  4. ^ a b Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
  5. ^ Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. 2009-05-02.
  6. ^ Burt, Daniel S. (2004). The Chronology of American Literature: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7. Retrieved via Google Books.
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