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*Commissioned with other [[Hungarian poetry|Hungarian]] poets to write a poem of praise for a visit of [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] to his country, [[János Arany]] instead produces the subversive [[ballad]] ''[[The Bards of Wales]]'' (''A walesi bárdok''), unpublished until [[1863 in poetry|1863]]. |
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==Works published in English== |
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===[[English poetry|United Kingdom]]=== |
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* [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]], ''[[Aurora Leigh]]'', dated this year but first published at the end of [[1856 in poetry|1856]] |
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* [[Edward Bulwer-Lytton]], writing under the [[pen name]] "Owen Meredith", ''The Wanderer''<ref name=cocel>{{cite book|editor=Cox, Michael|title=The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|isbn=0-19-860634-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/conciseoxfordchr00coxm}}</ref> |
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* [[Elizabeth Gaskell]], ''[[The Life of Charlotte Brontë]]'', [[Smith, Elder & Co.]], biography |
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* [[Denis MacCarthy]], ''Underglimpses, and Other Poems''<ref name=cocel/> |
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* [[Theodore Martin]], translated from [[Adam Oehlenschlager]], ''Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp'' |
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===[[American poetry|United States]]=== |
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* [[William Allen Butler]], ''Nothing to Wear'', published posthumously (first published anonymously in ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'');<ref name=rmlaal>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)</ref> the poem sold well, despite the financial panic; when a woman declared she was the author, the resulting controversy helped sales (see Mortimer Thomson's poem describing the controversy, below)<ref name=qkpdpb>Web page titled [http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/p44/ "Search >> Thomson, Mortimer ( Q. K. Philander Doesticks P. B. ) (1832-1875)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706225726/http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/p44/ |date=2010-07-06 }} (a search results page?) at ''The Vault at Pfaff's'' website, information is attributed to Derby, J.C. Fifty Years among Authors, Books and Publishers. New York: G. W. Carleton and Co., 1884; retrieved July 29, 2009</ref> |
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* [[Paul Hamilton Hayne]], ''Sonnets and Other Poems''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[Francis Scott Key]], ''Poems''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[James Lawson (poet)|James Lawson]], ''Poems''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[Alexander Beaufort Meek]], ''Songs and Poems of the South''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[Mortimer Thomson]], writing under the [[pen name]] "Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B." (Without the pen name's abbreviations: "Queer Kritter Philander Doesticks, Perfect Brick"),<ref>Web page titled [http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/p44/ "Search >> Thomson, Mortimer ( Q. K. Philander Doesticks P. B. ) (1832-1875)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706225726/http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/p44/ |date=2010-07-06 }} (a search results page?) at ''The Vault at Pfaff's'' website, retrieved July 29, 2009</ref> ''Nothing to Say: A Slight Slap at Mobocratic Snobbery, Which Has "Nothing to Do" with "Nothing to Wear"''<ref name=rmlaal/> on the controversy over the authorship of [[William Allen Butler]]'s poem ''Nothing to Wear''; Thomson was offered a dollar a line for a poem on the subject, submitted an 800-line poem and was paid in full; illustrated by [[John McLenan]]; the book sold well<ref name=qkpdpb/> |
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* [[Richard Henry Stoddard]], ''Songs of Summer''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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* [[John Greenleaf Whittier]]: |
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** ''The Sycamores''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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** ''The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier''<ref name=rmlaal/> |
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===Other in English=== |
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* [[Charles Heavysege]], ''Saul: A Drama in Three Parts'', first edition (second edition, [[1869 in poetry|1869]]); [[Canadian poetry|Canada]]<ref name=rgpbcv>Gustafson, Ralph, ''The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse'', revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books</ref> |
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* [[James Lionel Michael]], ''Songs without Music'', lyrics, [[Australian poetry|Australia]] |
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==Works published in other languages== |
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[[Image:Fleurs du mal.jpg|150px|thumb|The first edition of ''Les Fleurs du mal'' by [[Charles Baudelaire]], with author's notes.]] |
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* [[Théodore de Banville]], {{Lang|fr|Odes funambulesques}}, [[French poetry|France]] |
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* [[Giosuè Carducci]], {{Lang|it|Rime}}, [[Italian poetry|Italy]] |
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* [[Rosalia de Castro]], {{Lang|es|La Flor}}, Galician Spanish poet, writing in [[Spanish poetry|Spanish]] |
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* [[Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald]], ''[[Kalevipoeg]]'', [[Estonian literature|Estonia]], revised version begins first publication |
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* [[Jan Neruda]], {{Lang|cs|Hřbitovní kvítí}} ("Cemetery Flowers"), [[Czech poetry|Czech]] |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: |
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: |
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* February 27 – [[Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux]], née Robinson (died [[1944 in poetry|1944]]), [[English poetry|English]]-born poet and biographer |
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* [[Jane Barlow]], [[Irish poetry|Irish]] poet |
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* March 17 – [[Benjamin Franklin King, Jr.]] (died [[1894 in poetry|1894]]), [[American poetry|American]] poet |
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* [[John Davidson (poet)|John Davidson]] ( |
* April 11 – [[John Davidson (poet)|John Davidson]] (suicide [[1909 in poetry|1909]]), [[Scottish poetry|Scottish]] poet and playwright |
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* April 17 – [[Jane Barlow]] (died [[1917 in poetry|1917]]), [[Irish poetry|Irish]] poet and novelist |
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* September 22 – [[James Hebblethwaite]] (died [[1921 in poetry|1921]]), [[Australian poetry|Australian]] poet and clergyman |
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* Undated – [[Kaikobad]] (কায়কোবাদ) (also spelt "Kaykobad" and also known as ''Mohakobi Kaikobad'' ("Kaikobad the great poet"), pen name of Kazem Al Quereshi (died [[1951 in poetry|1951]]), [[Bengali poetry|Bengali]] poet |
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==Deaths== |
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Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: |
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* February 9 – [[Dionysios Solomos]] Διονύσιος Σολωμός (born [[1798 in poetry|1798]]), [[Modern Greek poetry|Greek]] poet best known for the ''[[Hymn to Liberty]]'', the first two stanzas of which became the Greek national anthem |
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* March 11 – [[Manuel José Quintana]] (born [[1772 in poetry|1772]]), [[Spanish poetry|Spanish]] |
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* April 11 – [[John Davidson (poet)|John Davidson]] (died [[1909 in poetry|1909]]), [[Scottish poetry|Scottish]] poet and playwright |
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* June 25 – [[Isabella Kelly]] (born [[1759 in poetry|1759]]), [[Scottish poetry|Scottish]]-born novelist and poet |
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** [[Dionysios Solomos]], [[Modern Greek poetry|Greek]] |
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* October 14 – [[Alexander Laing (Scottish poet)|Alexander Laing]] (born [[1787 in poetry|1787]]), [[Scottish poetry|Scottish]] poet |
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* November 26 – [[Joseph von Eichendorff]] (born [[1788 in poetry|1788]]), [[German poetry|German]] poet and novelist |
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* December 13 – [[Richard Furness]], "The Poet of Eyam" (born [[1791 in poetry|1791]]), [[English poetry|English]] |
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* Undated – [[Anna Ehrenström]] (born [[1786 in poetry|1786]]), Swedish poet |
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* [[List of years in literature]] |
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* [[Victorian literature]] |
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* [[French literature of the 19th century]] |
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* [[Poetry]] |
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
[edit]- Commissioned with other Hungarian poets to write a poem of praise for a visit of Franz Joseph I of Austria to his country, János Arany instead produces the subversive ballad The Bards of Wales (A walesi bárdok), unpublished until 1863.
Works published in English
[edit]- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh, dated this year but first published at the end of 1856
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, writing under the pen name "Owen Meredith", The Wanderer[1]
- Elizabeth Gaskell, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, Smith, Elder & Co., biography
- Frederick Locker, London Lyrics (12 re-editions to 1893)
- Denis MacCarthy, Underglimpses, and Other Poems[1]
- Theodore Martin, translated from Adam Oehlenschlager, Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp
- William Allen Butler, Nothing to Wear, published posthumously (first published anonymously in Harper's Weekly);[2] the poem sold well, despite the financial panic; when a woman declared she was the author, the resulting controversy helped sales (see Mortimer Thomson's poem describing the controversy, below)[3]
- Paul Hamilton Hayne, Sonnets and Other Poems[2]
- Francis Scott Key, Poems[2]
- James Lawson, Poems[2]
- Alexander Beaufort Meek, Songs and Poems of the South[2]
- Mortimer Thomson, writing under the pen name "Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B." (Without the pen name's abbreviations: "Queer Kritter Philander Doesticks, Perfect Brick"),[4] Nothing to Say: A Slight Slap at Mobocratic Snobbery, Which Has "Nothing to Do" with "Nothing to Wear"[2] on the controversy over the authorship of William Allen Butler's poem Nothing to Wear; Thomson was offered a dollar a line for a poem on the subject, submitted an 800-line poem and was paid in full; illustrated by John McLenan; the book sold well[3]
- Richard Henry Stoddard, Songs of Summer[2]
- John Greenleaf Whittier:
Other in English
[edit]- Charles Heavysege, Saul: A Drama in Three Parts, first edition (second edition, 1869); Canada[5]
- James Lionel Michael, Songs without Music, lyrics, Australia
Works published in other languages
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- Théodore de Banville, Odes funambulesques, France
- Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du mal ("Flowers of Evil"), France
- Giosuè Carducci, Rime, Italy
- Rosalia de Castro, La Flor, Galician Spanish poet, writing in Spanish
- Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Kalevipoeg, Estonia, revised version begins first publication
- Jan Neruda, Hřbitovní kvítí ("Cemetery Flowers"), Czech
Births
[edit]Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 27 – Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux, née Robinson (died 1944), English-born poet and biographer
- March 17 – Benjamin Franklin King, Jr. (died 1894), American poet
- April 11 – John Davidson (suicide 1909), Scottish poet and playwright
- April 17 – Jane Barlow (died 1917), Irish poet and novelist
- June 13 – Hubert Church (died 1932), Australian poet
- September 22 – James Hebblethwaite (died 1921), Australian poet and clergyman
- Undated – Kaikobad (কায়কোবাদ) (also spelt "Kaykobad" and also known as Mohakobi Kaikobad ("Kaikobad the great poet"), pen name of Kazem Al Quereshi (died 1951), Bengali poet
Deaths
[edit]Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- February 9 – Dionysios Solomos Διονύσιος Σολωμός (born 1798), Greek poet best known for the Hymn to Liberty, the first two stanzas of which became the Greek national anthem
- March 11 – Manuel José Quintana (born 1772), Spanish
- April 11 – John Davidson (died 1909), Scottish poet and playwright
- May 2 – Alfred de Musset (born 1810), French poet and novelist
- June 25 – Isabella Kelly (born 1759), Scottish-born novelist and poet
- October 14 – Alexander Laing (born 1787), Scottish poet
- November 26 – Joseph von Eichendorff (born 1788), German poet and novelist
- December 13 – Richard Furness, "The Poet of Eyam" (born 1791), English
- Undated – Anna Ehrenström (born 1786), Swedish 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
- Poetry
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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)
- ^ a b Web page titled "Search >> Thomson, Mortimer ( Q. K. Philander Doesticks P. B. ) (1832-1875)" Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (a search results page?) at The Vault at Pfaff's website, information is attributed to Derby, J.C. Fifty Years among Authors, Books and Publishers. New York: G. W. Carleton and Co., 1884; retrieved July 29, 2009
- ^ Web page titled "Search >> Thomson, Mortimer ( Q. K. Philander Doesticks P. B. ) (1832-1875)" Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (a search results page?) at The Vault at Pfaff's website, retrieved July 29, 2009
- ^ Gustafson, Ralph, The Penguin Book of Canadian Verse, revised edition, 1967, Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books