1840 in poetry
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,IrishorFrance).
Events
[edit]- ThePercy Societyis established in Britain to publish scholarly editions of early ballads, poems and other works in English.[1]
Works published in English
[edit]- Thomas Aird,Orthuriel, and Other Poems[2]
- Matthew Arnold,Alaric at Rome[2]
- Robert Browning,Sordello[2]
- Caroline Clive,under thepen name"V",IX Poems by 'V'[2]
- Thomas De Quincey,Recollections of the Lake Poets,final two essays on theLake Poetspublished inTait's Edinburgh Magazine(first essay published in1836;see alsoRecollections1835,1839):
- "Westmoreland and the Dalesmen," January
- "Society of the Lakes, I, II, and III," January, March, and June
- Frederick William Faber,The Cherwell Water-Lily, and Other Poems[2]
- Monckton Milnes,Poetry for the People
- Thomas Moore,The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore,in 10 volumes, published starting this year and ending in1841;[2]Irishpoet published in the United Kingdom
- Robert Owen,The Social Bible[2]
- Percy Bysshe Shelley(died1822), edited byMary Shelley,Essays, Letters from Abroad, Translations and Fragments,including the essay "Defence of Poetry"
- William Wordsworth,The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth,six volumes (see also reprint of1842with a seventh volume of additional poems;Miscellaneous Poems1820;Poetical Works1827;Poetical Works1836;Poems1845;Poetical Works1857;Poetical Works,Centenary Edition,1870)[2]
Other in English
[edit]- Philip Pendleton Cooke,"Florence Vane", a popular ballad, often anthologized, written for the author's cousin; first published in Burton'sGentleman's MagazineatEdgar Allan Poe's request;United States[3]
- Thomas Moore,The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore,in 10 volumes, published starting this year and ending in1841;[2]Irishpoet published in theUnited Kingdom
- Frances Sargent Osgood,The Casket of Fate,United States[4]
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,"The Wreck of the Hesperus",inNew World,January 10,United States
Works published in other languages
[edit]- Hans Christian Andersen,Jeg er en Skandinav( "I am a Scandinavian" ),Denmark[5]
- José de Espronceda,Poesías,including complete version ofEl estudiante de Salamanca,Spain
- Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich,Ulrich Zwingli,Switzerland
- Victor Hugo,Les Rayons et les Ombres( "Beams and shadows" ),France[6]
- Mikhail Lermontov,Mtsyri( "The Novice" ),Russia
- Taras Shevchenko,Kobzar( "The Bard" ), Russia
- Henrik Wergeland,Jan van Huysums Blomsterstykke( "Flower-piece by Jan van Huysum" ),Norway
Births
[edit]Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 13 –Nicholas Flood Davin(died1901),Irish-bornCanadianlawyer, journalist, politician and poet
- January 18 –Henry Austin Dobson(died1921),Englishpoet and essayist
- February 2 –Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris)(died1838),Welshpoet
- March 5 –Constance Fenimore Woolson(died1894),Americannovelist, short-story writer and poet; a grandniece ofJames Fenimore Cooper
- March 18 –William Cosmo Monkhouse(died1901),Englishpoet and critic
- June 2 –Thomas Hardy(died1928),Englishnovelist and poet
- August 17 –Wilfred Scawen Blunt(died1922),Englishpoet and writer
- September 20 –Ellen Mary Clerke(died1906),Irishauthor, journalist, poet and science writer
- October 5 –John Addington Symonds(died1893),Englishpoet and literary critic
Deaths
[edit]Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- June 7 –Népomucène Lemercier(born1771),Frenchpoet and playwright
- June 12 –Gerald Griffin(born1803),Irishnovelist, poet and playwright
- July –Goronwy Owen(born1723),Welshpoet
- July 7 –Nikolai Stankevich(born1813),Russianphilosopher and poet
See also
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- 19th century in poetry
- 19th century in literature
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- Victorian literature
- French literature of the 19th century
- Biedermeierera of German literature
- List of years in poetry
- Golden Age of Russian Poetry(1800–1850)
- Young Germany(Junges Deutschland) a loose group ofGermanwriters from about 1830 to 1850
- List of poets
- Poetry
- List of poetry awards
Notes
[edit]- ^Levine, P. J. A. (2003).The Amateur and the Professional: Antiquarians, Historians and Archaeologists in Victorian England 1838–1886.Cambridge University Press. p. 179.ISBN978-0-521-53050-7.
- ^abcdefghiCox, Michael, ed. (2004).The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature.Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-860634-6.
- ^Burt, Daniel S.,The Chronology of American Literature:: America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004,ISBN978-0-618-16821-7,retrieved via Google Books
- ^Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr.,Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983,1986, New York: Oxford University Press
- ^"I am a Scandinavian".Hans Christian Andersen and Music.Retrieved2007-01-12.
- ^Rees, William (1992).The Penguin book of French poetry: 1820-1950.Penguin.ISBN978-0-14-042385-3.