John Arbuthnot, Annus Mirabilis

Pat Rogers (University of South Florida)

Ed. by Nicholas Seager, University of Keele
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1722 - 1722

Places

United Kingdom (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Pamphlets/ Tracts/ Chapbooks
Satire

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Not to be confused with the better known poem by John Dryden,

Annus Mirabilis

is a threepenny pamphlet in prose, running to just six pages. It was published in London by James Roberts on 21 December 1722. There was a Dublin edition with few changes in the following year. Next it came out in the

Miscellanies

of the Scriblerian group headed by Pope and Swift (1732), with more significant but not extensive revisions. This forms the basis of the text in all subsequent printings. Successive editions attributed the item to “Dr. Arbuthnot and Mr. Pope”, although it also appeared among

Miscellanies by Dr. Arbuthnot

(Dublin, 1746). By 1750, however, it came to be ascribed to Swift, and was included in at least eighteen editions of the Dean’s works up to 1784, with several more in the…

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Citation: Rogers, Pat. "Annus Mirabilis". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 September 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39343, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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