1590 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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Events
- With the encouragement of Sir Walter Ralegh, Edmund SpenserEdmund SpenserEdmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognised as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and one of the greatest poets in the English...
joins him on a trip to London, where Ralegh presented the celebrated poet to Queen Elizabeth I.
Works
- George PeeleGeorge PeeleGeorge Peele , was an English dramatist.-Life:Peele was christened on 25 July 1556. His father, who appears to have belonged to a Devonshire family, was clerk of Christ's Hospital, and wrote two treatises on bookkeeping...
, Polyhymnia - Edmund SpenserEdmund SpenserEdmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognised as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and one of the greatest poets in the English...
, The Faerie QueeneThe Faerie QueeneThe Faerie Queene is an incomplete English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. The first half was published in 1590, and a second installment was published in 1596. The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: it was the first work written in Spenserian stanza and is one of the longest poems in the English...
, Books 1-3, in honour of Queen Elizabeth I - Sir Philip SidneyPhilip SidneySir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan Age...
, The Countesse of Pembrokes ArcadiaCountess of Pembroke's ArcadiaThe Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, also known simply as the Arcadia or the Old Arcadia, is a long prose work by Sir Philip Sidney written towards the end of the sixteenth century, and later published in several versions. It is Sidney's most ambitious literary work, by far, and as significant in...
, Books 1–3 (see also expanded editions of 15931593 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Anonymous, The Phoeix Nest, anthology with poems by Thomas Lodge, Nicholas Breton, Sir Walter Ralegh and others; three elegies on Sir Philip Sidney, the "Phoenix" of the title, open the...
, 15981598 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:*Richard Barnfield:** The Encomium of Lady Pecunia; or, The Praise of Money** Poems in Divers Humours...
, 16211621 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* John Ashmore, translator, Certain Selected Odes of Horace, Englished; and their Arguments Annexed* Richard Brathwaite:...
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Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- March 18 – Manuel de Faria e SousaManuel de Faria e SousaManuel de Faria e Sousa was Portuguese historian and poet during the period of the Iberian Union, frequently writing in Spanish.right|thump|300px|Portrait of Manuel de Faria e Sousa in Ásia portuguesa...
(died 16491649 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Richard Brome, perhaps the editor, Lachrymae Musarum: The Tears of the Muses, anonymous collection of elegies on the death of Henry, Lord Hastings; assumed to have been assembled by Brome*...
), PortuguesePortuguese poetry-History:The earliest Portuguese poetry was produced in Galicia, today a Spanish province that shares some similarities with Portuguese culture. Like the troubadour culture in the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe, Galician-Portuguese poets sang the love for a woman, that often turned into...
historian and poet - June 24 – Samuel AmpzingSamuel AmpzingSamuel Ampzing was a Dutch minister, poet and purist.-Biography:Born to the minister Johannes Ampzing in Haarlem, in 1616 Samuel became a minister himself at Rijsoord in Strevelshoek, and in 1619 at the Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem.-Beschrijvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland:In 1617, he began...
(died 16321632 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* John Lyly, Alexander and Campaspe...
), Dutch clergyman and poet - September 12 – María de ZayasMaría de ZayasMaría de Zayas y Sotomayor wroteduring Spain's Golden Age of literature. Sheis considered by a number of modern critics as one of the pioneers ofmodern literary feminism, while others consider her simply a...
(died 16611661 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, An Antidote Against Melancholy, one of the most important and earliest collections of "drolleries"...
), SpanishSpanish poetrySpanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Castilian, such as Catalan literature....
poet and playwright
- Also:
- Baltasar del AlcazarBaltasar del AlcázarBaltasar del Alcázar was a Spanish poet from Seville, Spain. His poetry was about life and love, most of it spiced with a keen sense of humor.A short example of his poetry is Tres Cosas :Tres cosas me tienen preso...
born (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...
), SpanishSpanish poetrySpanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Castilian, such as Catalan literature.... - William Browne (died 16451645 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Francis Quarles, Solomons Recantatiion, entitled Ecclesiastes Paraphrased...
), 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... - Shen Yixiu (died 16351635 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Thomas Heywood:...
), ChineseChinese poetryChinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
poet and mother of female poets Ye Xiaoluan, Ye Wanwan and Ye Xiaowan - Faqi TayranFaqi TayranFaqi Tayran is considered as one of the great classic Kurdish poets and writers. His real name was "Mir Mihemed". He was born in a village called "Miks" in the Hakkari region of the Ottoman Empire...
, also spelled "Feqiyê Teyran", pen namePen nameA pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of Mir Mihemed (died 16601660 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* The return to power of Charles II of England, with a triumphant entrance into London on May 29, results in the publication of numerous panegyrics and similar verse by English poets praising the...
), Kurdish - Hu Wenru (flourishedFloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
about this year), ChineseChinese poetryChinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
official courtesan known for her poetry painting and playing the qinGuqinThe guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family... - Théophile de ViauThéophile de ViauThéophile de Viau was a French Baroque poet and dramatist.Born at Clairac, near Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne and raised as a Huguenot, Théophile de Viau participated in the Protestant wars in Guyenne from 1615-1616 in the service of the Comte de Candale. After the war, he was pardoned and became a...
(died 16261626 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* John Kennedy , Calanthrop and Lucilla * Thomas May, Pharsalia, Books 1–3 Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or...
), 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:...
poet and playwright - Xu Yuan (poet) (flourishedFloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
about this year), ChineseChinese poetryChinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
woman poet nicknamed "Xie reincarnate" in reference to Xie DaoyunXie DaoyunXie Daoyun was a Chinese poet, writer, scholar, calligrapher and debater of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.-Family:She belonged to the Xie clan from what is now Henan and was a sister of the general Xie Xuan. Though her mother is unknown, it is known that she gave birth to five more children. She was...
- Baltasar del Alcazar
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- March – Petru CercelPetru CercelPetru II Cercel was a Voivode of Wallachia from 1583 to 1585, bastard son to Pătraşcu cel Bun and alleged half-brother of Mihai Viteazul. A polyglot and a minor figure as a poet, Petru is noted for having written his verses in Tuscan...
(born unknown), Wallachian prince and poet - August 28 – Guillaume de Salluste Du BartasGuillaume de Salluste Du BartasGuillaume de Salluste Du Bartas was a French poet. A Huguenot, he served under Henry of Navarre. He is known as an epic poet. La Sepmaine; ou, Creation du monde was a hugely influential hexameral work, relating the creation of the world and the history of man...
(born 15441544 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Vittoria Colonna, Canzoniere , lyric poems—mostly sonnets, but also canzoni and capitoli in terza rima, keeping to classical Petrarchan style; the first section refers to her late...
), 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 and poet - November 29 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin (born 15471547 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:* Joachim du Bellay, À la ville du Mans, an dizain,...
), German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician and astronomer - September 20 – Robert GarnierRobert GarnierRobert Garnier was a French tragic poet. He published his first work while still a law-student at Toulouse, where he won a prize in the Académie des Jeux Floraux. It was a collection of lyrical pieces, now lost, entitled Plaintes amoureuses de Robert Garnier...
(born 15441544 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Vittoria Colonna, Canzoniere , lyric poems—mostly sonnets, but also canzoni and capitoli in terza rima, keeping to classical Petrarchan style; the first section refers to her late...
), 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:...
poet and playwright
- Also:
- George PuttenhamGeorge PuttenhamGeorge Puttenham was a sixteenth-century English writer, literary critic, and notorious rake. He is generally considered to be the author of the enormously influential handbook on poetry and rhetoric, The Arte of English Poesie ....
(born 15291529 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Anonymous, Solomon and Marcolphus, publication year uncertain, England...
), 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...
writer and critic - Étienne Tabourot (born 15491549 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:* Joachim du Bellay, France:** L'Olive, the first sonnet sequence written in France...
), 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:...
- George Puttenham
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...
- Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literatureDutch Renaissance and Golden Age literatureDutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature is the literature written in the Dutch language in the Low Countries from around 1550 to around 1700...
- Elizabethan literatureElizabethan literatureThe term Elizabethan literature refers to the English literature produced during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I .The Elizabethan era saw a great flourishing of literature, especially in the field of drama...
- English Madrigal SchoolEnglish Madrigal SchoolThe English Madrigal School was the brief but intense flowering of the musical madrigal in England, mostly from 1588 to 1627, along with the composers who produced them. The English madrigals were a cappella, predominantly light in style, and generally began as either copies or direct translations...
- 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...
- University WitsUniversity WitsThe University Wits were a group of late 16th century English playwrights who were educated at the universities and who became playwrights and popular secular writers...