1758 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- Christopher Smart writes "Jubilate Agno", only published in 1939
Works published
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- Mark Akenside, An Ode to the Country Gentlemen of England
- 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''
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- Thomas Prince, The Psalms, Hymns, & spiritual Songs of the Old and new Testaments, English, Colonial America
- Annis Boudinot Stockton, "To the Honorable Colonel Peter Schuyler" published in New-York Mercury and New American Magazine; her first published poem; Colonial America
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-language
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. A score of 20 was literary perfection. Some of his estimations: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."
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- February 3
- * Vasily Kapnist, Ukrainian poet and playwright
- * Valentin Vodnik, Carniolan Slovene poet, writer and priest
- March 15 - Magdalene Sophie Buchholm, Norwegian poet
- April 6 - Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet, English politician and poet
- April 30 - Jane West, born Iliffe, publishing under the pen names "Prudentia Homespun" and "Mrs. West", English novelist, poet, playwright and writer of conduct literature and educational tracts
- December - Mary Leadbeater, Irish poet and writer
- Also:
- * Ryōkan 良寛, born Eizō Yamamoto, Japanese waka poet, calligrapher, Buddhist monk and often a hermit
- * year uncertain - Joseph Fawcett, English Presbyterian minister and poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 1 - Johann Friedrich von Cronegk, German dramatist, poet and essayist
- January 7 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet
- July 15 - Ambrosius Stub, Danish poet