1808 in poetry

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List of years in poetry (table)
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1805
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The preface to Milton, as it appeared in author and artist William Blake's own illuminated version
  • Christopher Anstey, The Poetical Works of the Late Christopher Anstey[1]
  • Mary Matilda Betham, Poems[1]
  • William Blake, Milton, including the poem "And did those feet in ancient time", illuminated book probably published about this year, although the book states "1804 on the title page, likely when the plates were begun[1]
  • Felicia Dorothea Browne (later "Felicia Hemans"):
    • Poems[1]
    • England and Spain; or, Valour and Patriotism[1]
  • Robert Burns, Reliques of Robert Burnes (posthumous)[1]
  • Lord Byron, Poems Original and Translated, the second edition of Hours of Idleness, 1807[1]
  • William Cowper:
    • Translator, Latin and Italian Poems of Milton Translated ito English Verse[1]
    • Translator, Poems Translated from the French of Mme de la Mothe Guion[1]
  • James Grahame, The Siege of Copenhagen[1]
  • Charles Lamb, Specimens of English Dramatic Poets, who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare, anthology
  • Mary Leadbeater, Poems
  • Thomas Moore, A Selection of Irish Melodies, parts 1 and 2; songs, published in 10 parts 1808–1834[1]
  • Amelia Opie, The Warrior's Return, and Other Poems[1]
  • Walter Scott, Marmion, 10 editions by 1821[1]
  • Mary Shelley, see John Taylor
  • John Taylor, possibly, or Mary Shelley (uncertain attribution), Mounseer Nongtongpaw, a poem for children

Other in English[]

  • William Cullen Bryant, The Embargo; or, Sketches of the Times. A Satire. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged, Together with the Spanish Revolution, and Other Poems, Boston: "Printed for the author, by E. G. House"; United States[2] a verse satire against the trade restrictions of Thomas Jefferson; Bryant's father had the poem published as a pamphlet, which gained regional popularity[3]
  • David Hitchcock, A Poetical Dictionary; or, Popular Terms Illustrated in Rhyme, United States[4]

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Births[]

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

Deaths[]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  2. ^ Web page titled "American Poetry Full-Text Database / Bibliography" at University of Chicago Library website, retrieved March 4, 2009. Archived 2009-05-27.
  3. ^ Burt, Daniel S., The Chronology of American Literature: : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7, retrieved via Google Books
  4. ^ Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press ("If the title page is one year later than the copyright date, we used the latter since publishers frequently postdate books published near the end of the calendar year." — from the Preface, p vi)
  5. ^ France, Peter, The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French, p 226, New York: Oxford University Press (1995) ISBN 0-19-866125-8
  6. ^ Whyte, Christopher (1991). William Livingston/Uilleam Macdhunleibhe (1808-70): a survey of his poetry and prose. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  • [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto
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