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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...
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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...
- John AshmoreJohn Ashmore (translator)John Ashmore , was the first who attempted a translation into English of selected odes of Horace.In 1621 he published 'Certain selected Odes of Horace Englished, and their Arguments annexed.' To the translations are added a number of epigrams and anagrams...
, translator, Certain Selected Odes of HoraceHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
, Englished; and their Arguments Annexed - Richard Brathwaite:
- Natures Embassie; or, The Wilde-Mans Measures
- Times Curtaine Drawne; or, The Anatomie of Vanitie
- 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...
, Hadassa; or, The History of Queene Ester - George SandysGeorge SandysGeorge Sandys was an English traveller, colonist and poet.-Life:He was born in Bishopsthorpe, the seventh and youngest son of Edwin Sandys, archbishop of York. He studied at St Mary Hall, Oxford, but took no degree...
, The First Five Books of OvidOvidPublius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...
's Metamorphosis, published anonymously (see also Ovid's Metamorphosis 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...
) - Rachel SpeghtRachel SpeghtRachel Speght was a poet and polemicist. She was the first Englishwoman to identify herself, by name, as a polemicist and critic of gender ideology. Speght, a feminist and a Calvinist, is perhaps best known for her tract A Mouzell for Melastomus...
, Mortalities Memorandum: With a dreame prefixed, imaginarie in manner, reall in matter - John TaylorJohn Taylor (poet)John Taylor was an English poet who dubbed himself "The Water Poet".-Biography:He was born in Gloucester, 24 August 1578....
:- The Praise, Antiquity, and Commodity, of Beggery, Beggers and Begging
- Superbiae Flagellum; or, The Whip of Pride
- George WitherGeorge WitherGeorge Wither was an English poet, pamphleteer, and satirist. He was a prolific writer who adopted a deliberate plainness of style; he was several times imprisoned. C. V...
, The Songs of the Old Testament, verses and music - Lady Mary Wroth, The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania, partly in verse, written by 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...
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Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Rupa BhavaniRupa BhavaniP.Bhavani'very good in vishalinfo was one of the most famous Kashmiri poets of her era who followed in the footsteps of Lalleshwari....
(died 17211721 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-United Kingdom:* Joseph Addison, The Works of Joseph Addison, edited by Thomas Tickell...
), IndianIndian poetryIndian poetry, and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as Persian and English also have a...
, Kashmiri-language poet - Jane Cavendish (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 playwright - Jean de la FontaineJean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional...
(died 16951695 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Joseph Addison, A Poem to His Majesty* Sir Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur...
), 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 fable writer - Andrew MarvellAndrew MarvellAndrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, Parliamentarian, and the son of a Church of England clergyman . As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert...
(died 16781678 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Anne Bradstreet, Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, a reprint of The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, published in Boston, Massachusetts with significant...
), English metaphysical poet and parliamentarian - Jan Andrzej MorsztynJan Andrzej MorsztynJan Andrzej Morsztyn was a Polish poet, member of the landed gentry, and official in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was starosta of Zawichost, Tymbark and Kowal. He was also pantler of Sandomierz , Royal Secretary , a secular referendary , and Deputy Crown Treasurer from 1668...
(died 16931693 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* John Locke writes his essay Some Thoughts Concerning Education which discusses how poetry and music should not be included as part of an educational curriculum-Britain:* Richard Ames, Fatal...
), Polish poet and member of the noble class SzlachtaSzlachtaThe szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of... - Wacław Potocki (died 16961696 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works:* Aphra Behn - The Unfortunate Happy Lady...
), Polish nobleman (SzlachtaSzlachtaThe szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
), moralist, poet, and writer - Henry VaughanHenry VaughanHenry Vaughan was a Welsh physician and metaphysical poet.Vaughan and his twin brother the hermetic philosopher and alchemist Thomas Vaughan, were the sons of Thomas Vaughan and his wife Denise of 'Trenewydd', Newton, in Brecknockshire, Wales...
(died 16951695 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Joseph Addison, A Poem to His Majesty* Sir Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur...
), 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...
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- August 3 – Guillaume du VairGuillaume du VairGuillaume du Vair was a French author and lawyer.He was born in Paris. After taking holy orders, he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisieux. His reputation is that of a lawyer, a statesman and a man of letters...
(born 15561556 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:* Rémy Belleau:** Odes d'Anacréon, a translation into French** Petites Inventions...
), 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 - October 12 – Pierre MatthieuPierre MatthieuPierre Matthieu was a French writer, poet, historian and dramatist.-Biography:Pierre Matthieu studied under the Jesuits and mastered Latin, Ancient Greek and Hebrew...
(born 15631563 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:* Anonymous, The Courte of Venus, publication year conjectural, revised from the 1538 edition, with several other ballads...
), 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:...
playwright, poet and historian
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- John Barclay (born 15821582 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Philip Sidney , Astrophil and Stella* Richard Stanyhurst, The First Foure Bookes of Virgil his Aneis...
), Scottish satirist and poet - Mary HerbertMary SidneyMary Herbert , Countess of Pembroke , was one of the first English women to achieve a major reputation for her literary works, poetry, poetic translations and literary patronage.-Family:...
(born 15611561 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:* Thomas Blundeville, translated from the Latin of Plutarch, Three Morall Treatises, first two treatises in verse...
), 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, translator, patron, hostess of a literary salon, and sister of 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... - Francisco Rodrigues LoboFrancisco Rodrigues LoboFrancisco Rodrigues Lobo was a Portuguese poet and bucolic writer.He was born of rich and noble parents but of Sephardi Portuguese ancestry in Leiria, reading philosophy, poetry and writing of shepherds and shepherdesses by the rivers Liz and Lena. He studied at the University of Coimbra and took...
(born 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...
), Portuguese poet and bucolic writer - Ottavio RinucciniOttavio RinucciniOttavio Rinuccini was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras...
(born 15621562 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-England:* Thomas Brice, Against Filthy Writing, and Such Like Delighting...
), Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettistLibrettoA libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
- John Barclay (born 1582
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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...
- 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...