Robert Dodsley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:The_Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:David_Garrick
gptkb:The_Gentleman's_Magazine
The 18th-century Enlightenment
The Dodsley Collection
The_Literary_Club
The_London_literary_scene
gptkbp:born 1704
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Dodsley_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Promoted the works of contemporary poets
gptkbp:died 1764
gptkbp:education Self-taught
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Dodsley's_Annual_Register
gptkbp:genre poetry
drama
prose
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Dodsley
gptkbp:influenced 18th-century literature
English_drama
English_poetry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Milton
gptkb:John_Dryden
gptkbp:knownFor Contributing to the rise of the literary market
Editing and compiling anthologies
Publishing poetry and plays
gptkbp:legacy Impact on literary criticism
Influence on future publishers
Promotion_of_literary_culture_in_England
gptkbp:notableEvent Published works of significant authors
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:William_Shenstone
gptkb:George_Colman_the_Elder
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan
gptkb:James_Boswell
gptkb:Thomas_Gray
gptkb:William_Cowper
gptkb:Oliver_Goldsmith
gptkbp:notableWork A Collection of Poems
The_Economy_of_Human_Life
gptkbp:occupation poet
publisher
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wolverhampton
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkb:Wolverhampton
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Dodsley