1859 in poetry
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| Years in poetry: | 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 |
| Years in literature: | 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 18th century 19th century 20th century |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
| Years: | 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Works published
- Daniel Decatur Emmett, "Dixie's Land"
- Edmund Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (revised up to 1879)
- Victor Hugo, La Légende des siècles
- Alfred Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King including "Enid," "Vivien," "Elaine," and "Guinevere"
[edit] Births
- Katharine Lee Bates (US)
- William Herbert Carruth (US)
- Perceval Gibbon (South Africa)
- A. E. Housman
- Ernest Rhys
- James Kenneth Stephen
- Francis Thompson
- Kostis Palamas (Greek)
[edit] Deaths
- Leigh Hunt
- Washington Irving
- James Mathews Legaré
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Lady Morgan, née Sydney Owenson
- February 13 - Eliza Acton
