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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of literature during 1790. ==Events== *February 19 - Execution of the literary Thomas de Mahy, marquis de Favras (born 1744). Arrested by the radicals of the French Revolution, charged with plotting to help King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette escape the country, and convicted of treason, de Mahy is handed his official death sentence by the court clerk. The Marquis reads the paper, shakes his head in disgust, and says: "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes." *May 21 - Thomas Warton dies. Succeeded as Poet Laureate of Great Britain by writer and police magistrate Henry James Pye (who has just retired as a Member of Parliament) after William Hayley's refusal of the office. *May 31 - George Washington, president of the United States, approves the Copyright Act of 1790. *June 9 - The ''Philadelphia Spelling Book Arranged Upon a Plan Entirely New'' by John Barry becomes the first book to be copyrighted in the United States. * Xavier de Maistre writes ''Voyage autour de ma chambre'' ("Voyage around my Room", published 1794) while under arrest in Turin (in the Kingdom of Sardinia) as the consequence of a duel. * The Royal Literary Fund is founded in Britain by David Williams. * Approximate date - William Lane establishes the Minerva Press in London, specializing in Gothic fiction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1790 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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