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Religious perspectives became prominent in colonial American literature during the later 17th-century and into the 18th-century, and were mostly found in Puritan writings and publications, [93] [g] often resulting in charges of libel and sedition levied by the British Crown.
The earliest literature written in what would become the American South dates back to the colonial era, in particular Virginia; the explorer John Smith wrote an account of the founding of the colonial settlement of Jamestown in the early 17th century, while planter William Byrd II kept a diary of his day-to-day affairs during the early 18th ...
One of the developments in late-20th-century American literature was the increase of literature written by and about ethnic minorities beyond African Americans and Jewish Americans. This development came alongside the growth of the Civil Rights Movement and its corollary, the ethnic pride movement, which led to the creation of Ethnic Studies ...
1790 in literature. ... July 8 – Fitz-Greene Halleck, American poet (died 1867) [13] August 8 – Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet and critic (died 1838) [14]
May 12, 1700 : John Dryden (born 1631) May 26, 1703 : ... List of years in literature; References This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at ...
January 25 – Anna Gardner, American abolitionist, teacher, reformer, author (died 1901) February 18 – Ferdinand Dugué, French poet and playwright (died 1913) March 1 – Kawatake Mokuami (河竹黙阿弥), Japanese kabuki dramatist (died 1893) April 1 – Peter Cunningham, British literary scholar and antiquarian (died 1869)
April 16 – Charlotte A. Jerauld, American poet and story writer (died 1845) [16] April 26 – Alice Cary, American poet and short-story writer (died 1871) [17] April 27 – Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (died 1903) [18] June 21 – James Halliwell-Phillipps, English bibliophile (died 1889)
Anonymous – Caledonia, or the Pedlar Turned Merchant Abel Boyer – Achilles; or, Iphigenia in Aulis: a tragedy [4]; William Burnaby – The Reformed Wife; Susannah Centlivre – The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice: A tragedy [4]