Alfred de Musset (died 1857), French dramatist, poet, and novelist Deaths Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: May 17 – Robert Tannahill (born 1774), Scottish poet known as the "Weaver Poet" John Finlay (born 1782), Scottish poet Twm o'r Nant, also known as Thomas Edwards, (born 1739), Welsh language dramatist and poet See also Poetry List of years in poetry List of years in literature 19th century in literature 19th century in poetry Romantic poetry Golden Age of Russian Poetry (1800–1850) Weimar Classicism period in Germany, commonly considered to have begun in 1788 and to have ended either in 1805, with the death of Friedrich Schiller, or 1832, with the death of Goethe List of poets Notes "A Timeline of English Poetry" Web page of the Representative Poetry Online Web site, University of Toronto Poetry 19th-century poetry