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1808 in literature

  

1808 in literature

See also: 1807 in literature, other events of 1808, 1809 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

  • First part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic poem Faust is published

    New books

  • The Broken Jug (English translation) - Heinrich von Kleist
  • Characters at Brighton - Anne Trelawney
  • The Cottagers of Glenburnie - Elizabeth Hamilton
  • Elective Affinities - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • The Husband and Wife - Elizabeth Thomas
  • Lord Hubert of Arundel - Sophia Bouverie
  • Marmion (poetry) - Sir Walter Scott
  • The Northern Gallery - Francis Lathom
  • Offspring of Mortimer - Anne Trelawney
  • The Old Irish Baronet - Henrietta Rouviere Mosse
  • St. Justin - Sophia Bouverie
  • The Star of Fashion - Mary Julia Young
  • Tankerville Family - Sarah Green
  • Valley of Collares - R. P. M. Yorke
  • The Wild Irish Boy - Charles Robert Maturin
  • The Theory of the Four Movements - Charles Fourier

    Births

  • January 27 - David Strauss, German theologian and writer
  • February 5 - Carl Spitzweg, German poet
  • February 16 - Gustave Planche, French critic
  • May 22 - Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator
  • June 17 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet
  • June 28 - James Spedding, English author and editor
  • November 2 - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French novelist
  • Solomon Northup, American memoirist

    Deaths

  • September 5 - John Home, Scottish poet
  • September 13 - Saverio Bettinelli, Italian man of letters
  • Melchiore Cesarotti, Italian poet

    Awards

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