Eighteen Hundred and Eleven
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Eighteen Hundred and Eleven is a politically charged 1812 poem by Anna Laetitia Barbauld that critiques Britain's role in the Napoleonic Wars and predicts the decline of its imperial power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
decline of European dominance
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future of Britain ⓘ relationship between commerce and war ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem (1812)
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surface form:
Eighteen Hundred and Eleven: A Poem
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| author | Anna Laetitia Barbauld ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Britain's role in the Napoleonic Wars
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British imperial expansion ⓘ British militarism ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
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political poem ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Anna Laetitia Barbauld ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Eighteen Hundred and Eleven ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Napoleonic Wars
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Regency era ⓘ
surface form:
Regency Britain
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| influencedBy |
British Romantic poetry
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Enlightenment political thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allusion
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personification ⓘ prophetic vision ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British imperialism
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ national decline ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | critique of British government policy ⓘ |
| predicts |
decline of British imperial power
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shift of cultural power to America ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| reception |
controversial at time of publication
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damaged Anna Laetitia Barbauld's contemporary reputation ⓘ provoked hostile reviews ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural legacy
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fate of empire ⓘ moral cost of war ⓘ responsibility of nations ⓘ transience of national glory ⓘ |
| workOf | Anna Laetitia Barbauld ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Anna Laetitia Barbauld