1823 in poetry
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This is part of the List of years in poetry | |
Years in poetry: | 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 |
Years in literature: | 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 |
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Years: | 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Poetry published
- Lord Byron, "Vision of Judgement"
- Lord Byron, Don Juan
- July 15 — Cantos VI, VII, VIII, with a Preface, were published
- August 29 — Cantos IX, X, XI were published
- December 17 — Cantos XII, XIII, XIV
- The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is first published (anonymously) in newspapers this year and is largely responsible for the American conception of Santa Claus; attributed to various authors, including Major Henry Beekman Livingston, but most often now to Clement Clarke Moore
- Alphonse de Lamartine, Nouvelles méditations poétiques
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Posthumous Poems
- Dionysios Solomos, Hymn to Freedom, which became the Greek National Anthem
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Sándor Petőfi (Hungarian)
- July 23 - Coventry Patmore (US)
- October 6 - George Henry Boker (US)
Dates unknown:
- William Johnson Cory (English)
- Margaret Miller Davidson (US)
- James Mathewes Legaré
- William Brighty Rands
- Anna Letitia Waring