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The play Edward III is attributed to William Shakespeare by the noted Shakespearean editor Edward Capell in his Prolusions; or, Select Pieces of Ancient Poetry, Compil'd with great Care from their several Originals, and Offer'd to the Publicke as Specimens of the Integrity that should be Found in the Editions of worthy Authors.
Throughout this period, publishing initiatives such as Salt Publishing and Shearsman Books promoted poetic diversity, while independent poetry presses such as Cinnamon press and Enitharmon Press have made available original work from (among others) Dannie Abse, whose first collection was published in 1948, Martyn Crucefix, Jane Duran, first ...
John Bell (1745–1831) was an English publisher. Originally a bookseller and printer, he also innovated in typography, commissioning an influential typeface that omitted the long s. [1] He drew the reading public to better literature by ordering attractive art to accompany the printed work. [1]
April 29 – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French art critic (born 1715) [18] May 2 – Martin Madan, English writer and cleric (born 1726) May 6 – Jacques Antoine Hippolyte, Comte de Guibert, French military writer (born 1743) May 21 – Thomas Warton, English poet and literary historian (born 1798) [19]
Volume 1 of The Portico: A Repository of Science & Literature. January – The Portico: A Repository of Science & Literature launched in Baltimore with poetry, literary criticism and essays by John Neal and others. [1] April – Lord Byron leaves England for good to tour continental Europe.
March 3 – Charles Reece Pemberton, British actor and dramatist (born 1790) May 25 – Louisa Capper, English writer, philosopher and poet (born 1776) [18] May 30 – Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery, Irish literary hostess (born 1746) [19] June 7 – Népomucène Lemercier, poet and dramatist (born 1771)
May 12 – Thomas William Rhys Davids, British linguist and scholar (died 1922) [22] May 25 – Christabel Rose Coleridge, English novelist and editor (died 1921) June 9 – Bertha von Suttner, Austrian pacifist writer (died 1914) [23] June 26 – Paul Arène, French poet and author (died 1896) [24]
Only three full volumes were ever published, going as far as Queen Elizabeth's reign, but their account of English poetry in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance was unrivalled for many years, and played a part in steering British literary taste towards Romanticism. It is generally acknowledged to be the first narrative English literary history.