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Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin publishes his play, Boris Godunov.Russian censors did not approve of its staging until 1866. It is considered a masterpiece. -
Schuman writes Carnaval
Carnaval expresses Schumann's love for two women through a collection of short piano solo pieces. -
The Voyage Of Life, Thomas Cole
The Voyage of Life series depicts four stages of a man’s life and serves as a Christian allegory set in a Romantic backdrop. -
Edgar Allen Poe publishes The Raven and other famous poems.
Edgar Allen Poe published The Raven and other famous poems.Poe is the creator of the modern short story and also one of the first writers to become a major world figure in literature as an American. -
Frederic Chopin and his last Polonaise.
Polish composer Frédéric Chopin completes his last piece in a series of polonaises, composed for solo piano.
