1700 in poetry
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This is part of the List of years in poetry | |
Years in poetry: | 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 |
Years in literature: | 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 |
Decades in poetry: | 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s |
Centuries in poetry: | 17th century 18th century 19th century |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s |
Years: | 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- 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".
- John Dryden — Fables, Ancient and Modern (Dryden's final anthology)
- Nahum Tate — Panacea, a poem upon Tea
- Thomas Yalden — The Temple of Fame
[edit] Births
- September 11 - James Thomson, Scottish poet (died 1748)
- John Dyer (born in either 1699 or 1700), Anglo-Welsh poet (died 1757)
[edit] Deaths
- May 12 - John Dryden, English poet (born 1631)