Poetry in Motion
11 January 1928. Legendary English novelist, Thomas Hardy, died (aged 87). He regarded himself primarily as a poet, but he’s better known as author of classic novels such as,Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. pic.twitter.com/tJv3aVbq3b
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 11, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1843, lawyer, author, and poet ("The Star-Spangled Banner"), Francis Scott Key, died at the home of his daughter Elizabeth Howard in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 63. Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland https://t.co/iidFF4C89h pic.twitter.com/s4CFgQiLDA
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 11, 2023
12 January 1729. Edmund Burke was born in Dublin, Ireland. He’s best known for his book, Reflections on the Revolution in France, published in 1790, which predicted the French Revolution would soon descend into tyranny and disaster. pic.twitter.com/AbWKtegxG8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 12, 2023
12 January 1976. Best selling crime writer, Agatha Christie, died (aged 85). She’s the best selling novelist of all time and created Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. She has sold more books world-wide than pop records by The Beatles, David Bowie and Elvis Presley combined. pic.twitter.com/qUGr53rpUe
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 12, 2023
13 January 1926. Michael Bond, the children’s author, was born in Newbury. He’s best known for a series of fictional stories for children, featuring Paddington Bear. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world, and featured on TV and in film. pic.twitter.com/DUX8xanRXX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 13, 2023
🔷 JAMES JOYCE
Died on this day, in 1941“Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.”
~ from “Ulysses”📷 Berenice Abbott pic.twitter.com/0FtzZR6RAu
— Paul Holdengraber (@holdengraber) January 13, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1599, poet (The Faerie Queene) Edmund Spenser died in London at the age of 46. Westminster Abbey @wabbey https://t.co/QKDd4GSzdw pic.twitter.com/lO8rpTDyDK
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 13, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2009 poet (Heart's Needle) W. D. Snodgrass died in Erieville, New York, aged 83. Cremation (Heart's Needle inaugurated confessional poetry and earned Snodgrass a Pulitzer. He disliked the term) https://t.co/QKDd4GS1nY pic.twitter.com/U57qUgbofb
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 13, 2023
14 January 1886. Hugh Lofting was born in Maidenhead. He created Dr Dolittle, a classic of children’s literature. It was adapted into a Hollywood film starring Rex Harrison in the title role in 1967. There have been several subsequent film adaptations, with the latest in 2020. pic.twitter.com/jetbyaRAhM
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 14, 2023
14 January 1898. Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) died (aged 65). He’s best known as a writer of children’s fiction, most notably, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. He was praised for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. pic.twitter.com/TBPmSaTWWd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 14, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1977, author (Delta of Venus; Little Birds; Henry and June) Anaïs Nin died in Los Angeles after a three year battle with cancer, at the age of 73. Cremated remains were scattered over Santa Monica Bay in Mermaid Cove https://t.co/9dLWRe9MFi pic.twitter.com/8QFGTEw4Cv
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 14, 2023
16 January 1605. The brilliant novel, Don Quixote (Part 1), by Miguel de Cervantes, was first published in Madrid, Spain. It’s often called “the first modern novel”. The second part was published in 1615. The novel is the second-most-translated book in the world after the Bible. pic.twitter.com/4akVPbro4A
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 16, 2023
16 January 1794. Edward Gibbon died (aged 56). His best known historical work was the mammoth, Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire, which was published in 6 volumes. It’s a masterpiece of popular narrative history aimed at the general reader. pic.twitter.com/Wj3IFgFQwg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 16, 2023
17 January 1820. Anne Brontë was born in Thornton. She was the youngest member of the Brontë family. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847. Her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was published in 1848 and is regarded as one of the first feminist novels. pic.twitter.com/J2ZDCScPjb
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 17, 2023
17 January 1904. Anton Chekhov’s last play, The Cherry Orchard, premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre, in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Chekhov described the play as a “comedy, with some elements of farce”, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/xpIR9aAxxW
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 17, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2010 author (Love Story, Oliver's Story), screenwriter, educator, and classicist Erich Segal, who had Parkinson's disease, died of a heart attack in London, aged 72. Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, Golders Green, London https://t.co/wkc3aLafzH pic.twitter.com/ujjB6243Kx
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 17, 2023
18 January 1689. Leading philosopher, Montesquieu (Charles-Louis de Secondat), was born in Aquitaine, France. His book, The Spirit of Law, which advocated his theory of separation of constitutional powers, influenced the Founding Fathers in drafting the US Constitution. pic.twitter.com/7ruZspK9L2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 18, 2023
18 January 1779. Peter Roget was born in London. He’s best known for publishing the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a collection of related words, which became known as, Roget’s Thesaurus. Roget had developed an obsession with list-making since he was a young child. pic.twitter.com/wPYLf7ZRMn
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 18, 2023
18 January 1882. Author (“AA”) Milne was born in London. He’s best known for his books about the honey-loving teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. He named the character after a teddy bear that was owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom he based, Christopher Robin. pic.twitter.com/4yg6G7LRDm
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 18, 2023
18 January 1936. Legendary writer and poet, Rudyard Kipling, died (aged 70). His best known works were the poem If and the novels Jungle Book and Kim. In 1907, he became the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. pic.twitter.com/NSz4BROJ5l
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 18, 2023