Hannah More
“Those who are pleased with flattery must be ignorant of their own merit.”
Historical events during Hannah More's lifetime
2,110 curated events in our library overlapped Hannah More's life (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833 (~88)) .
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Enslaved people preserved and transformed African rhythms, oral narratives, praise traditions and spiritual songs throughout the Americas. Phillis Wheatley, Ol…
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The horrific human cost of sugar production sparked a profound moral awakening in Western literature, inspiring a powerful genre of abolitionist poetry in the…
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The Middle Passage is a central, traumatic event in African-American and global literature. It is a defining subject in the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance, t…
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The 'Encyclopédie' fundamentally redefined the social role of the writer from a court entertainer to an active public intellectual. Its political subversion a…
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Johnson's Dictionary transformed English poetry by providing a definitive standard for the language, influencing poets from the Augustans to the Romantics. Its…
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The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 directly inspired Voltaire's 'Poem on the Lisbon Disaster' and 'Candide'. These works challenged the optimistic philosophy of Enl…
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Plassey reshaped the imperial world behind British and Indian writing. Later poets, essayists and novelists confronted the wealth, violence and moral contradic…
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The triumphant return of the comet was celebrated in numerous Enlightenment poems and essays throughout Europe. French and English poets wrote verses honoring…
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Candide gave writers a model of philosophical fiction that is brief, comic and devastating. Its response to Lisbon, war and cruelty shaped literary treatments…
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Industrialization provoked Romantic poets like Wordsworth and Blake to celebrate nature and criticize urban degradation and worker exploitation. Blake's 'dark…
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1,886 curated events in our library fell entirely within Hannah More's life (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833 (~88)) .
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The 'Encyclopédie' fundamentally redefined the social role of the writer from a court entertainer to an active public intellectual. Its political subversion a…
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Johnson's Dictionary transformed English poetry by providing a definitive standard for the language, influencing poets from the Augustans to the Romantics. Its…
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The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 directly inspired Voltaire's 'Poem on the Lisbon Disaster' and 'Candide'. These works challenged the optimistic philosophy of Enl…
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Plassey reshaped the imperial world behind British and Indian writing. Later poets, essayists and novelists confronted the wealth, violence and moral contradic…
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The triumphant return of the comet was celebrated in numerous Enlightenment poems and essays throughout Europe. French and English poets wrote verses honoring…
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Candide gave writers a model of philosophical fiction that is brief, comic and devastating. Its response to Lisbon, war and cruelty shaped literary treatments…
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Rousseau's political language transformed revolutionary rhetoric and civic poetry. Later writers used his ideas to imagine freedom, collective identity and the…
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The fall of Ayutthaya was a major rupture in Thai literary history because manuscripts, court poems and performance traditions were lost or scattered. Later re…
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Kenneth Slessor's Five Visions of Captain Cook helped make Cook's shipboard experience a major subject of Australian modernist poetry. Aboriginal poets later a…
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Watt's improvement is the quintessential symbol of the Industrial Revolution, an era that inspired both awe and anxiety in poets. His engine's ability to power…
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9 events in our library relate directly to Hannah More.
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The rigorous education Hannah received instilled in her a love for literature and learning, which became evident in her later works. Her early exposure to clas…
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The early success of 'The Search After Happiness' established More as a promising young writer and laid the groundwork for her subsequent works. It also reflec…
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The emotional turmoil stemming from her broken engagement likely influenced More's writing, infusing her poetry and prose with themes of longing, loss, and the…
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Her involvement with the Clapham Sect marked a turning point in More's literary focus, steering her away from playwriting towards more religious and moral them…
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More's efforts in education not only showcased her dedication to social issues but also influenced her writing, as she often incorporated themes of education a…
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Her friendship with Johnson not only enhanced her literary skills but also connected her to a network of influential writers and thinkers. This exposure enrich…
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The collaboration and discussions with Wilberforce enriched More's understanding of social issues, which she reflected in her writings. Their friendship exempl…
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This work solidified More's role as a leading voice in the movement for women's education, reflecting her belief in the importance of moral and intellectual de…
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This novel marked a significant evolution in More's literary career, as it combined her moral convictions with a narrative style that appealed to a broad audie…
Poet Emotional Landscape
Based on 1 poem currently available on V2Melody with emotion profiles. This aggregated view is an interpretive catalogue guide — not a diagnosis of the poet's personality.
Across 1 profiled poem currently on V2Melody, this poet's musicalized work tends toward spirituality, joy, and peace. This is an interpretive catalogue view drawn from averaged poem mood profiles — not a portrait of the author.
