1758 in poetry

none 1758 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Christopher Smart writes "Jubilate Agno" (about 1758-63), only published in 1939 Works published United Kingdom Mark Akenside, An Ode to the Country Gentlemen of EnglandCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 John Gilbert Cooper, The Call of Aristippus Robert Dodsley: Cleone: A tragedy, verse drama performed in December; the work also contains the author's poem "Melpomene", on the sublime Collection of Poems, volumes five and six James Macpherson, The Highlander Thomas Parnell, Posthumous Works English, Colonial America Thomas Prince, The Psalms, Hymns, & spiritual Songs of the Old and new Testaments, English, Colonial AmericaLudwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press Annis Boudinot Stockton, "To the Honorable Colonel Peter Schuyler" published in New-York Mercury and New American Magazine; her first published poem; Colonial AmericaDavis, Cynthia J., and Kathryn West, Women Writers in the United States: A Timeline of Literary, Cultural, and Social History, Oxford University Press US, 1996 978-0-19-509053-6, retrieved via Google Books on February 7, 2009 Other Anica Bošković, Dijalog Serbian published in Venice Solomon Gessner, Der Tod Abels, Switzerland, German-language work akin to an idyllic pastoral Heyat Mahmud, Āmbiyābāṇī; Bengal, Bengali-languageHeyat Mamud Wakil Ahmed Oliver Goldsmith's "poetical scale" In the January 1758 edition of the Literary Magazine, an anonymous writer widely believed to be English poet and author Oliver Goldsmith presented a table comparing 29 English poets, rating them on a scale in each of four aspects of literary greatness.Mark Van Doren, John Dryden: A Study of His Poetry, pp 249-250, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, second edition, 1946 ("First Midland Book edition 1960") A score of 20 was literary perfection.Prior, James, The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: from a variety of original sources p 231, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1837, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 Some of his estimations: Genius Judgement Learning VersificationGeoffrey Chaucer 16 12 10 14 Edmund Spenser 18 12 14 18 William Shakespeare 19 14 14 19 Ben Jonson 16 18 17 8 Abraham Cowley 17 17 15 17 Edmund Waller 12 12 10 16 John Milton 18 16 17 18 John Dryden 18 16 17 18 Joseph Addison 16 18 17 17 Matthew Prior 16 16 15 17 Alexander Pope 18 18 15 19 Some other poets Goldsmith placed on the scale: Michael Drayton, Lee, Aaron Hill, Nicholas Rowe, Garth, Southern and Hughes. John Donne was not listed, because, wrote Goldsmith, "Dr Donne was a man of wit, but he seems to have been at pains not to pass for a poet."John Donne: The Critical Heritage, Volume 1, p 236, Routledge, 1996, 978-0-415-13412-5, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 (See also Mark Akenside's "Balance of Poets" of 1746.) Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 3 Vasily Kapnist (died 1823), Ukrainian poet and playwright Valentin Vodnik (died 1819), Carniolan Slovene poet, writer and priest March 15 – Magdalene Sophie Buchholm (died 1825), Norwegian poet April 6 – Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet (died 1833), English politician and poet April 30 – Jane West, born Iliffe, publishing under the pen names "Prudentia Homespun" and "Mrs. West" (died 1852), English novelist, poet, playwright and writer of conduct literature and educational tracts December – Mary Leadbeater (died 1826), Irish poet and writer Also: Ryōkan 良寛, born Eizō Yamamoto (died 1831), Japanese waka poet, calligrapher, Buddhist monk and often a hermit year uncertain – Joseph Fawcett (died 1804), English Presbyterian minister and poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 1 – Johann Friedrich von Cronegk (born 1731), German dramatist, poet and essayist January 7 – Allan Ramsay (born 1686), Scottish poet July 15 – Ambrosius Stub (born 1705), Danish poet See also Poetry Poetry List of years in poetry Notes Category:18th-century poetry Poetry