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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...
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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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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...
- Nicholas BretonNicholas BretonNicholas Breton , English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex.-Life:...
, The Pilgrimage to Paradise - Thomas ChurchyardThomas ChurchyardThomas Churchyard , English author, was born at Shrewsbury, the son of a farmer.-Life:Churchyard received a good education, and, having speedily dissipated at court the money with which his father provided him, he entered the household of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey...
, A Handful of Gladsome Verses: Given to the Queenes Majesty at Woodstocke - Henry ConstableHenry ConstableHenry Constable was an English poet, son of Sir Robert Constable. He went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he took his degree in 1580. Becoming a Roman Catholic, he went to Paris, and acted as anagent for the Catholic powers. He died at Liège...
, Diana, sonnets (see also Diana 15941594 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:*Richard Barnfield, The Affectionate Shepheard...
) - Samuel DanielSamuel DanielSamuel Daniel was an English poet and historian.-Early life:Daniel was born near Taunton in Somerset, the son of a music-master. He was the brother of lutenist and composer John Danyel. Their sister Rosa was Edmund Spenser's model for Rosalind in his The Shepherd's Calendar; she eventually married...
, Delia, sonnets; dedicated to the Countess of Pembroke (see also Delia and Rosamond Augmented 15941594 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:*Richard Barnfield, The Affectionate Shepheard...
) - Gabriel HarveyGabriel HarveyGabriel Harvey was an English writer. Harvey was a notable scholar, though his reputation suffered from his quarrel with Thomas Nashe...
, Three Letters, and Certaine Sonnets: Especially touching Robert Greene, and other parties, by him abused, poetry and prose; also published this year, the related Foure Letters and Certain Sonnets (see also Three Proper, and Whittie, Familiar Letters 15801580 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, The Buik of Alexander, publication year uncertain, written in Middle Scots in 1438; erroneously attributed to John Barbour, a close translation of two French original works from the...
) - Richard JohnsonRichard Johnson (16th century)Richard Johnson was an English romance writer. He was baptized in London on May 4, 1573. His most famous work is The Famous Historie of the Seaven Champions of Christendom . The success of this book was so great that the author added a second and a third part in 1608 and 1616...
, The Nine Worthies of London, poetry and prose - 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...
, Daphnaïda. An Elegy upon the death of the noble and vertuous Douglas Howard, Daughter and heire of Henry Lord Howard, Viscount Byndon, and wife of Arthure Gorges Esquier (although one source states the work was first published in London in January of this year, another states the book was published in 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...
) - William WarnerWilliam Warner (poet)William Warner was an English poet.-Life:William Warner was born in London about 1558. He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but left the university without taking a degree. He practised in London as an attorney, and gained a great reputation among his contemporaries as a poet...
, Albions England: The Third Time Corrected and Augmented, third edition, with 9 books (see also Albions England 15861586 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:* Thomas Churchyard, The Epitaph of Sir Phillip Sidney * Thomas Deloney:** The Lamentation of Beckles, a ballad** A Most Joyfull Songe, a ballad* William Warner,...
, second edition 15891589 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Christopher Marlowe wrote The Passionate Shepherd to His Love either this year or in 1588 -Great Britain:...
, fourth edition 15961596 in poetry— From Sir John Harington, A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of AjaxNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published in English:...
, fifth edition 16021602 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* William Basse, Three Pastoral Elegies...
, A Continuance of Albions England 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...
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- Jean de SpondeJean de SpondeJean de Sponde was a Baroque French poet.- Biography :Born at Mauléon, in what is now Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Jean de Sponde was raised in an austere Protestant family in the Basque region of France with close relations with the royal court of Navarre...
, a 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...
translation of HesiodHesiodHesiod was a Greek oral poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. His is the first European poetry in which the poet regards himself as a topic, an individual with a distinctive role to play. Ancient authors credited him and...
, with commentaries; 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:...
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- April 9 – Juraj Tranovský, also known as "George" (instead of Juraj) or (Latinized version) "Tranoscius" (died 16371637 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Sir William Davenant becomes poet laureate of England on the death of Ben Jonson -Works published:* Sir William Alexander, Recreations with the Muses, contains Four Monarchicke Tragedies,...
), Czech and Slovak hymnwriter, sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the "Luther of the Slavs" - May 8 – Francis QuarlesFrancis QuarlesFrancis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.-Career:Francis was born in Romford, Essex, , and baptised there on 8 May 1592. He traced his ancestry to a family settled in England before the Norman Conquest with a long history in royal service...
(died 16441644 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* John Cleveland, The Character of a London Diurnall, anonymously published* Francis Quarles:...
), 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... - August 1 – François le Métel de BoisrobertFrançois le Métel de BoisrobertFrançois le Métel de Boisrobert was a French poet.-Biography:He was born at Caen, and trained as a lawyer, practising for some time at the bar at Rouen. About 1622 he went to Paris, and by the next year had established a footing at court, for he had a share in the ballet of the Bacchanales...
(died 16621662 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Sir Aston Cokayne, Poems, second edition of Small Poems of Divers Sorts 1658...
), 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:... - Also:
- Pedro BucanegPedro BucanegPedro Bucaneg was a Filipino poet. Blind since birth, he is the acknowledged author of the Ilokano epic Biag ni Lam-ang...
(died 16301630 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* William Davenant, Ieffereidos...
), Filipino poet who was blind, called the "Father of Ilokano literatureIlokano literatureIlokano literature or Iloko literature pertains to the literary works of writers of Ilocano ancestry regardless of the language used - be it Iloko, English, Spanish or other foreign and Philippine languages. The terms "Iloko" and "Ilokano" are different...
" - Wang Duo (died 16521652 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Edward Benlowes, Theophila; or, Loves Sacrifice, including some Latin poetry and translations...
), Chinese calligrapher, painter, and poet - IngenIngenIngen Ryūki was a Chinese Linji Chán Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher....
(died 16731673 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Sir William Davenant, The Works of Sr William D'Avenant, prose and poetry* John Milton, Poems, &...
), ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
LinjiLinjiLínjì Yìxuán was the founder of the Linji school of Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Linji was born into a family named Xing in Caozhou , which he left at a young age to study Buddhism in many places....
ChanZenZen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
BuddhistBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
monk, poet, and calligrapher - Henry KingHenry King (poet)-Life:The eldest son of John King, Bishop of London, and his wife Joan Freeman, he was baptised at Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, 16 January 1592. He was educated at Lord Williams's School, Westminster School and in 1608 became a student of Christ Church, Oxford...
(died 16691669 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Sir John Denham, Cato Major of Old Age, a verse paraphrase of Cicero's De senectute...
), 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 bishop - Arnauld de OihenartArnauld de OihenartArnauld de Oihenart was a Basque historian and poet.Born at Mauléon, he studied law at Bordeaux, where he took his degree in 1612. He practised with Jeanne d'Erdoy, the heiress of a noble family of Saint-Palais, at the bar of the parlement of Navarre...
(died 16681668 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* John Dryden becomes poet laureate of England on the death of Sir William Davenant. Dryden held the office until 1688 when, after James II of England was deposed, the poet refused to swear allegiance...
), BasqueBasque peopleThe Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
historian and poet - Emanuele TesauroEmanuele TesauroEmanuele Tesauro was a rhetorician, dramatist, Marinist poet, and historian from Turin.His Il Cannocchiale Aristotelico is a work on tropes, literally the oxymoronic "Aristotelian telescope". Its main concern is the invention and wit of ingenious metaphors. It has been called "one of the most...
(died 16751675 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-English:* Charles Cotton:** Burlesque upon Burlesque; or, The Scoffer Scoft, published anonymously...
), Italian rhetorician, dramatist, Marinist poetMarinismMarinism is the name now given to an ornate, witty style of poetry and verse drama written in imitation of Giambattista Marino , following in particular La Lira and L'Adone.-Features:The critic James V...
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- Pedro Bucaneg
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Patrick AdamsonPatrick AdamsonPatrick Adamson , Scottish divine, Archbishop of St Andrews, was born at Perth, Scotland, where his father, Patrick Adamson, was Dean of the Merchant Guildry. He studied Philosophy, and took the degree of M.A...
(born 15371537 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Anonymous, Boccus and Sydrake, publication year uncertain but sometime from 1530 to this year, edited by John Twyne, an encyclopedia in dialogue form, derived from the Old French Sidrac, in...
), Scottish divine, archbishop of St Andrews, diplomat 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 - Robert Greene (born 15581558 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Joachim du Bellay, France:** Des Antiquités de Rome...
), 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...
author best known today for his pamphlet containing a polemic attack on William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... - Amadis JamynAmadis JamynAmadis Jamyn was a French poet, a friend of Ronsard.Born in Chaource near Troyes, he is known mostly for his love poems, but was also a good Greek scholar .- Main works :Oeuvre Poétiques:*Dialogue*Elégie*Épitaphe...
(born 15381538 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, The Court of Venus * Sir David Lindsay,...
), 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:... - Thomas WatsonThomas Watson (poet)Thomas Watson , English lyrical poet, was the son of William Watson and Anne Lee . He was educated at Winchester College and OxfordUniversity. He then spent 7 years in France and Italy before studying law in London...
(born 15571557 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* John Heywood, A Breefe Balet Touching the Traytorous Takynge of Scarborow Castell, patriotic ballad about the capture of Scarborough Castle in April of this year by Thomas Stafford, who held...
), 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...
lyrical poet
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- 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...
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- 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....
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