Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem (1812)
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"Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem" (1812) is a politically charged work by Anna Laetitia Barbauld that critiques Britain's role in the Napoleonic Wars and pessimistically forecasts the nation's decline.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven: A Poem | 1 |
| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
didactic poem
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poem ⓘ political poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | 1811, a Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Romanticism
NERFINISHED
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dissenting literary culture ⓘ |
| author | Anna Laetitia Barbauld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorGender | female author ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| consequenceForAuthor | damaged Anna Laetitia Barbauld’s contemporary reputation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Britain’s role in the Napoleonic Wars
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British imperial policy ⓘ British militarism ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | pamphlet ⓘ |
| forecasts |
London’s future ruin
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future fall of British power ⓘ shift of cultural pre-eminence to America ⓘ |
| form | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| genre |
political verse
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prophetic poem ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Regency era Britain ⓘ |
| influenced |
later feminist literary criticism
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studies of Romantic-era politics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustan satire
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earlier anti-war poetry ⓘ prophetic biblical rhetoric ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 400 lines ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Great Britain—Politics and government—1800–1837—Poetry
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800–1815—Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic period ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
Whig-leaning
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anti-war ⓘ |
| portrays | Britain in decline ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received | hostile reviews on publication ⓘ |
| setting | Britain during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| subject |
British politics
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ future of civilization ⓘ imperial power ⓘ national decline ⓘ war and commerce ⓘ |
| tone |
pessimistic
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prophetic ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Eighteen Hundred and Eleven: A Poem