1546 in poetry
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Irish poetry
The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...
or France
French poetry
French poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
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Works published
- Luigi AlamanniLuigi AlamanniLuigi Alamanni was an Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet. He was credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry.-Biography:...
, La Coltivazione, didactic poem written in imitation of VirgilVirgilPublius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
's GeorgicsGeorgicsThe Georgics is a poem in four books, likely published in 29 BC. It is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil, following his Eclogues and preceding the Aeneid. It is a poem that draws on many prior sources and influenced many later authors from antiquity to the present...
, ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
writer published in Paris, FranceFrench poetryFrench poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:... - Ludovico AriostoLudovico AriostoLudovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso . The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions...
, Le Rime de M. Ludovico Ariosto, edited by Iacopo Coppa Modanese; ItalyItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement.... - John HeywoodJohn HeywoodJohn Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no works survive.-Life:...
, ; Great BritainEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Philippe DesportesPhilippe DesportesPhilippe Desportes was a French poet.-Biography:Philippe Desportes was born in Chartres. While serving as secretary to the bishop of Le Puy he visited Italy, where he learned Italian poetry. This experience became a good account. On his return to France he attached himself to the duke of Anjou,...
(died 16061606 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-English:* Samuel Daniel, The Queenes Arcadia: A pastoral tragecomedie...
), FrenchFrench poetryFrench poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:... - Veronica FrancoVeronica FrancoVeronica Franco was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th century Venice.- Life as a courtesan :Renaissance Venetian society recognized two different classes of courtesans: the cortigiana onesta, the intellectual courtesan, and the cortigiana di lume, lower-class prostitutes who tended to live and...
(died 15911591 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* February 25 – English Queen Elizabeth I awards Edmund Spenser a pension of 50 pounds per year for life -Great Britain:* Nicholas Breton, Brittons Bowre of Delights* Thomas Campion, Astrophel...
), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
poet and courtesan
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- February 18 – Martin LutherMartin LutherMartin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
died (born 1483), German theologian and poet - July 16 – Anne AskewAnne AskewAnne Askew was an English poet and Protestant who was condemned as a heretic...
, also spelled "Anne Ayscough" (born 15211521 in poetry* Alexander Barclay, The Boke of Codrus and Mynalcas, the author's "Fourth Eclog" * Henry Bradshaw, The Life of St...
) EnglishEnglish poetryThe history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
poet and Protestant who was persecuted as a heretic; the only woman on record to have been tortured in the Tower of London, before being burnt at the stake - August 3 – Étienne DoletÉtienne DoletÉtienne Dolet was a French scholar, translator and printer.-Early life:He was born in Orléans. A doubtful tradition makes him the illegitimate son of Francis I; but it is evident that he was at least connected with some family of rank and wealth.From Orléans he was taken to Paris about 1521, and...
(born 15091509 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Richard Coeur de Lion, written about 1300, a mix of historical and romance elements...
), FrenchFrench poetryFrench poetry is a category of French literature. It may include Francophone poetry composed outside France and poetry written in other languages of France.-French prosody and poetics:...
writer, poet and humanist - Also:
- Pietro BonomoPietro BonomoPietro Bonomo was an Italian humanist and diplomat, who became bishop of Trieste in 1502 and archbishop of Vienna briefly in 1522....
, also known as "Petrus" (born 1458), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
, humanist, diplomat, bishop of Trieste and LatinLatin poetryThe history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models. The verse comedies of Plautus are the earliest Latin literature that has survived, composed around 205-184 BC, yet the start of Latin literature is conventionally dated to the first performance of a play in verse by a...
-language poet - Nikolaus Decius died sometime after this year (born 1485), German
- Pietro Bonomo
See also
- PoetryPoetryPoetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
- 16th century in poetry16th century in poetry-Works published:* Hamzah Fansuri writes in the Malay language.* The compilation of Romances de los Señores de Nueva España, a collection of Aztec poetry .-England:* John Skelton -Works published:* Hamzah Fansuri writes in the Malay language.* The compilation of Romances de los Señores de Nueva...
- 16th century in literature16th century in literatureSee also: 16th century in poetry, 15th century in literature, other events of the 16th century, 17th century in literature, list of years in literature.-Events:1508...
- French Renaissance literatureFrench Renaissance literatureFor more information on historical developments in this period see: Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France.For information on French art and music of the period, see French Renaissance....
- Renaissance literatureRenaissance literatureRenaissance Literature refers to the period in European literature that began in Italy during the 14th century and spread around Europe through the 17th century...
- Spanish Renaissance literatureSpanish Renaissance literatureSpanish Renaissance literature is the literature written in Spain during the Renaissance.-Introduction:The political, religious, literary, and war relations between Italy and Spain since the second half of the 15th century caused a remarkable cultural interchange between these two countries...