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

[edit] Events

[edit] Works published

• Sir Richard Blackmore, published anonymously, The Nature of Man^[1]
• William King, An Historical Account of the Heathen Gods and Heroes^[1]
• Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
• Jonathan Swift, editor, Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, anthology, including 25 works by Swift
• Edward Ward, The Life and Notable Adventures of that Renown'd Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (originally published in six monthly parts, 1710–1711)^[1]
• James Watson (Scottish editor), editor, Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems, Edinburgh (published from 1706 through this year)^[2]

[edit] Births

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

• John Gambold
• Jupiter Hammon (died sometime before 1806), English Colonial American
• Henry Taylor (died 1785), Church of England clergyman, author and poet
• Samuel Gotthold Lange (died 1781), German

[edit] Deaths

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

• March 13 — Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (born 1636)
• John Caryll (born 1625), English poet, dramatist, and diplomat
• John Norris (born 1657), English theologian, philosopher and poet

[edit] See also

Poetry portal

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature
• 18th century in poetry
• 18th century in literature
• Augustan poetry

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
2. ^ "Ramsay, Allan (1686-1758)", article, The Burns Encyclopedia, online edition, retrieved July 1, 2009. Archived 2009-07-21.

• [1] "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto

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