1800 in literature

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of years in literature       (table)
… 1790 .  1791 .  1792 .  1793  . 1794  . 1795  . 1796 … 1797 1798 1799 -1800- 1801 1802 1803 … 1804 .  1805 .  1806 .  1807  . 1808  . 1809  . 1810 …      In poetry: 1797 1798 1799 -1800- 1801 1802 1803
Related time period  or  subjects
… 1797 . 1798 . 1799 - 1800 - 1801 . 1802 . 1803 … … 1770s . 1780s . 1790s -1800s- 1810s . 1820s . 1830s … … 17th century . 18th century . 19th century …
Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +...

The year 1800 in literature involved some significant events and new books.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Non-fiction 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 Awards

[edit] Events

• The United States creates the Library of Congress.

[edit] New books

• Helen Craik - The Hermit's Cell
• Maria Edgeworth - Castle Rackrent
• Jane Elson - The Romance of the Castle
• Stéphanie Félicité, Comtesse de Genlis - The Rival Mothers
• Catherine Harris - Edwardina
• William Henry Ireland
  • Gondez the Monk
  • Rimualdo
• Francis Lathom – Mystery’’
• William Linley - Forbidden Apartments
• Mary Meeke - Anecdotes of the Altamont Family
• Eliza Parsons – The Miser and his Family
• Regina Marie Roche
  • The Nocturnal Visit
  • The Vicar of Lansdowne
• Catherine Selden - Serena
• Horatio Smith – A Family Story
• Henry Summersett - Final Retribution
• William Frederick Williams - Fitz-Maurice

[edit] New drama

• Friedrich Schiller - Maria Stuart

[edit] Non-fiction

• Elizabeth Hamilton - Memoirs of Modern Philosophers
• Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren - Geschichte des europäischen Staatensystems
• Immanuel Kant - Logik
• Friedrich Schelling - System des transcendentalen Idealismus
• Parson Weems - The Life of Washington

[edit] Births

• January 6 - Anna Maria Hall, novelist
• March 25 - Alexis Paulin Paris, editor of medieval French manuscripts
• May 5 - Louis Christophe François Hachette, publisher
• October 18 - Sir Henry Taylor, dramatist
• October 25 - Thomas Macaulay, poet
• November 27 - Fanny Kemble
• March 17 - Carlos Mauricio Montes, retarded

[edit] Deaths

• January 22 - George Steevens, Shakespearean commentator
• February 22 - Joseph Warton
• March 14 - Daines Barrington
• March 29 - Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
• April 25 - William Cowper, poet
• March 17 - Mauricio Montes, retard

[edit] Awards