Poems (1773)

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Poems (1773) is an early collection of verse by English writer Anna Laetitia Aikin (later Barbauld), showcasing her emerging voice in 18th-century literature and helping establish her literary reputation.

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
alsoKnownAs Anna Laetitia Barbauld
associatedWith Bluestocking circle
Dissenting literary culture
author Anna Laetitia Aikin
century 18th century
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
criticalReception well received in contemporary literary circles
followedBy Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose (1773)
genre poetry
hasCreator Anna Laetitia Aikin
hasForm elegies
epistles
occasional verse
odes
hasInfluenceOn reputation of Anna Laetitia Barbauld as a major woman writer of the late 18th century
hasSubject moral reflection
religious and philosophical themes
sensibility
hasTheme friendship
imagination
nature
patriotism
religious devotion
virtue
hasWorkExample “An Address to the Deity”
“Corsica”
linked to: Corsica

“The Groans of the Tankard”
“Verses on the Death of Mrs. Rowe”
helpedEstablishReputationOf Anna Laetitia Aikin
language English
literaryForm verse
literaryMovement 18th-century English literature
literaryPeriod Augustan and early Romantic transition
notableFor contributing to Anna Laetitia Aikin’s early literary reputation
linked to: John Aikin

showcasing the emerging poetic voice of Anna Laetitia Aikin
partOf Anna Laetitia Barbauld’s early works
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
publicationYear 1773
publisher Joseph Johnson
targetAudience educated reading public

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Anna Laetitia Aikin notableWork Poems (1773)