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2 giorni fa · Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the ...
2 giorni fa · 18th-century London by William Hogarth. Hypocrisy became a major topic in English political history in the early 18th century. The Toleration Act 1689 allowed for certain rights for religious minorities, but Protestant Nonconformists (such as Congregationalists and Baptists) were still deprived of important rights, such as the right to hold office.
1 giorno fa · Peter's example set a precedent for the remainder of the 18th century as Russian writers began to form clear ideas about the proper use and progression of the Russian language. Through their debates regarding versification of the Russian language and tone of Russian literature, the writers in the first half of the 18th century were able to lay foundation for the more poignant, topical work of ...
23 mag 2024 · early 16th century Opusculum musices (Vienna, 1509) Vicente Lusitano: 16th century Introdutione facilissima et novissima de canto fermo (Rome, 1553) Seydî: fl. early 16th century Al-Matlah: Auctor Lampadius: c. 1500 – 1559 Compendium musices, tam figurati quam plani cantus, ad formam dialogi (Berne, 1537, 5/1554) Adrianus Petit Coclico
2 giorni fa · By the 18th century, the menagerie was open to the public; admission cost three half-pence or a cat or dog to be fed to the lions. By the end of the century, that had increased to 9 pence. A particularly famous inhabitant was Old Martin, a large grizzly bear given to George III by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811.
2 giorni fa · 18th century. The 18th century saw an increasing emphasis on America itself as fit subject matter for its poets. This trend is most evident in the works of Philip Freneau (1752–1832), who is also notable for the unusually sympathetic attitude to Native Americans, which was reflective of his skepticism toward American culture.
2 giorni fa · By the late 18th century, one out of every four ships that left Liverpool harbour was a slave trading ship. Much of the wealth on which the city of Manchester , and surrounding towns, was built in the late 18th century, and for much of the 19th century, was based on the processing of slave-picked cotton and manufacture of cloth. [263]
