1624 in poetry
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish
or France
).
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
- Anonymous, Loves Garland; or, Posies for Rings, Handkerchers, and Gloves, anthology
- George ChapmanGeorge ChapmanGeorge Chapman was an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar, and his work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the Metaphysical Poets...
, translator, Batrachomyomachia, publication year uncertain; the original work had been wrongly ascribed to HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
in antiquity; the book contains hymns and epigrams also not written by Homer - Thomas HeywoodThomas HeywoodThomas Heywood was a prominent English playwright, actor, and author whose peak period of activity falls between late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre.-Early years:...
, Gynaikeion; or, Nine Bookes of Various History. Concerninge Women, partly in verse - 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...
:- Job Militant: With meditations divine and morall
- Sions Elegies, Wept by Jeremie the Prophet (see also Sions Sonnets 16251625 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Thomas Heywood:...
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Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- August 22 – Jean Renaud de SegraisJean Renaud de SegraisJean Renaud de Segrais was a French poet and novelist born in Caen.In 1662, he was elected a member of the Académie française....
(died 17011701 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Matthew Prior, English poet, enters Parliament.-Great Britain:...
), 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 novelist - October 26 – DosofteiDosofteiDimitrie Barilă, better known under his monastical name Dosoftei , was a Moldavian Metropolitan, scholar, poet and translator....
(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...
), MoldaviaMoldaviaMoldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
n MetropolitanMetropolitan bishopIn Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
, scholar, poet and translator - December 25 – Johannes Scheffler, also known as "Angelus Silesius" (died 16771677 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* In Denmark, Anders Bording ceases publication of Den Danske Meercurius , a monthly newspaper in rhyme, using alexandrine verse, single-handedly published by the author; founded in 1666-Works...
), German mystic and poet
- date not known – Edward HowardEdward Howard (playwright)Edward Howard was an English dramatist and author of the Restoration era. He was the fifth son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire, and one of four playwriting brothers: Sir Robert Howard, Colonel Henry Howard, and James Howard were the others...
(died 17001700 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Sir Richard Blackmore, A Satyr Against Wit, published anonymously; an attack on the "Wits", including John Dryden...
), playwright and poet, brother of Sir Robert HowardRobert Howard (playwright)Sir Robert Howard was an English playwright and politician, born to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Elizabeth.-Life:...
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Yuan ZhongdaoYuan ZhongdaoYuan Zhongdao 袁中道, , Chinese poet, essayist, travel diarist and official was born in Kung-an in Hukuang. He shares his fame with two other brothers, Yuan Zongdao and Yuan Hongdao . The three brothers dominated the literature of the period. From a family of financial means, they printed and...
(born 15701570 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Formation in Paris of Antoine de Baïf's Académie de Poésie et Musique, and consequent development of musique mesurée by composers such as Claude Le Jeune and Guillaume Costeley* Torquato Tasso...
), Chinese poet, essayist, travel diarist and official
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...