John Hughes

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John Hughes was an English poet, essayist, and librettist of the early 18th century, known for his literary works and contributions to the arts in London.

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John Hughes canonical 5

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instanceOf 18th-century writer ⓘ
English poet ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
person ⓘ
contributedTo The Spectator ⓘ
The Tatler ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1677 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1720 ⓘ
educatedAt Wenman’s School, London ⓘ
employer Ordnance Office ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
fieldOfWork drama ⓘ
literature ⓘ
opera ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre essays ⓘ
libretti ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasOccupation civil servant ⓘ
hasRelative Anne Burges (wife) ⓘ
three daughters ⓘ
influenced later 18th-century English poets ⓘ
influencedBy John Dryden ⓘ
Joseph Addison ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Kit-Cat Club ⓘ
movement Augustan literature ⓘ
name John Hughes ⓘ
notableFor essays ⓘ
libretti ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
notableWork The Siege of Damascus ⓘ
occupation dramatist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
partOf early 18th-century English literary scene ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
wroteTextFor operas ⓘ
oratorios ⓘ

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