1856 in poetry
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This is part of the List of years in poetry | |
Years in poetry: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
Years in literature: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
Decades in poetry: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
Centuries in poetry: | 18th century 19th century 20th century |
Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
Years: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh
- Victor Hugo's Les Contemplations
- Henrik Ibsen's Olaf Liljekrans
- Sydney Dobell's England in Time of War
- Coventry Patmore's The Espousals
[edit] Births
- January 9 - Lizette Woodworth Reese, American
- March 4 - Toru Dutt, Indian, writing in Sanskrit, French and English
- Date unknown - Alfred Denis Godley
[edit] Deaths
- February 17 - Heinrich Heine, German
- July 21 - Emil Aarestrup, Danish
- July 29 - Karel Havlíček Borovský, Czech
- Date unknown - James Gates Percival, American