Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events Matthew Prior, English poet, enters Parliament.
Works published
Great Britain Mary Chudleigh The Ladies Defence; or, The Bride-woman's Counsellor Answer'dCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, Daniel Defoe, The True-born Englishman: A satyr, published anonymously this year, but dated "1700"; inspired by John Tutchin's The Foreigners (1700), and answered by Tuchin (anonymously) in his The Apostates, this year; Defoe's poem also resulted in many other responses, adaptations and attacks John Dennis, Advancement and Reformation of Modern Poetry (criticism)Paul, Harry Gilbert, John Dennis: His Life and Criticism, p 4, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 John Dryden, Poems on Various Occasions; and Translations from Several Authors (posthumous) Charles Gildon, A New Miscellany of Original Poems (anthology), includes "The Spleen" and other poems by Anne Finch, countess of Winchilsea Cotton Mather, Consolations, English, Colonial America (Massachusetts)Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press John Philips: The Splendid Shilling The Sylvan Dream; or, The Mourning Muses, published anonymously, usually attributed to Philips John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems on Several Occasions. By the R. H. the E. of R., London: Printed for A. T.Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. 2009-05-02.
Other Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, l'Œuvres diverses ("Diverse Works"), France
Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: Matthew Concanen (died 1749), Irish-born English poet and writer Matthew Pilkington (died 1774), Irish art historian and satirist James Sterling (died 1763), English Colonial American poetBurt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, , retrieved via Google Books
Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February – Miguel de Barrios (born 1625), Spanish poet and historian March 15 – Jean Renaud de Segrais (born 1624), French poet and novelist August 20 – Sir Charles Sedley (born 1639), English wit, dramatist, poet and statesman August 24 – Ahasverus Fritsch (born 1629), German poet and legal writer August 31 – Samuel Chappuzeau (born 1625), French scholar, author, poet and playwright Shah Inayatullah (born 1613), poet from Sindh, Pakistan
See also
Poetry List of years in poetry 18th century in poetry 18th century in literature
Notes