1190s 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
1195:- Folquet de MarselhaFolquet de MarselhaFolquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille...
gives up poetry to take up the religious life
1197:
- Salh d'EscolaSalh d'EscolaSalh, Sail, or Saill d'Escola was a troubadour from Bergerac in the Périgord, a former province of France.The meaning of his name is disputed. It may be his actual name or a family name or a nickname...
enters a cloister in BergeracBergerac, DordogneBergerac is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Economy:The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco...
and gives up composing
1198:
- Bertran de BornBertran de BornBertran de Born was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the twelfth century.-Life and works:...
's last datable poem
1199:
- Gaucelm FaiditGaucelm FaiditGaucelm Faidit was a troubadour, born in Uzerche, in the Limousin, from a family of knights in service of the count of Turenne. He travelled widely in France, Spain, and Hungary...
composed a planhPlanhThe planh or plaing is a funeral lament used by the troubadours, modeled on the medieval Latin planctus. It differed from the planctus in that it was intended for a secular audience...
on the death of Richard the Lionheart
Works published
1192:- Approx. date of Layla and MajnunLayla and MajnunLayla and Majnun, also known as The Madman and Layla – in Arabic مجنون ليلى or قيس وليلى , in , Leyli və Məcnun in Azeri, Leyla ile Mecnun in Turkish, in Urdu and Hindi – is a classical Arab story, popularized by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi's...
by Nezami
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:1190:
- Gonzalo de BerceoGonzalo de BerceoGonzalo de Berceo was a Spanish poet born in the Riojan village of Berceo, close to the major Benedictine monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla...
(died 12641264 in poetry-Deaths:* Gonzalo de Berceo , Spanish poet especially on religious themes...
), Spanish poet especially on religious themes - Pietro della VignaPietro della VignaPietro della Vigna, , was an Italian jurist and diplomat, who acted as chancellor and secretary to Emperor Frederick II. Accused of lèse majesté, he was imprisoned and blinded and committed suicide soon after...
(died 12491249 in poetry-Deaths:* Pietro della Vigna , Italian jurist, diplomat, poet, and sonneteer of the Sicilian School, by suicide...
), Italian jurist, diplomat, poet, and sonneteer of the Sicilian SchoolSicilian SchoolThe Sicilian School was a small community of Sicilian, and to a lesser extent, mainland Italian poets gathered around Frederick II, most of them belonging to his court, the Magna Curia. Headed by Giacomo da Lentini, they produced more than three-hundred poems of courtly love between 1230 and 1266,... - Yuan HaowenYuan HaowenThe Chinese Sanqu poetry writer Yuan Haowen 元好問 was also known as Yishan 遺山 or “Yuan of Yi Mountain.” He was from Xinzhou in Shanxi province. His ancestors were of non-Chinese origins who changed their surname to Yuan. His father experienced disappointments in life and later led a secluded...
(died 12571257 in poetry-Works published:* Bostan, a book of poetry, is completed by Saadi-Births:* Cecco d'Ascoli , Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet-Deaths:* Yuan Haowen , Chinese Sanqu poetry writer...
), Chinese Sanqu poetryChinese Sanqu poetryChinese Sanqu poetry refers to a fixed-rhythm form of Classical Chinese poetry, or "literary song", specifically sanqu is a subtype of the qu formal type of poetry. Sanqu was a notable Chinese poetic form, possibly beginning in the Jin Dynasty ; but, especially associated with the Yuan , Ming ,...
writer
1191:
- JannaJannaJanna was one of the well-known Kannada poets of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples. He graced the court of Hoysala empire king Veera Ballala II and earned the title Kavichakravarthi...
, KannadaKannada languageKannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
poet
1193:
- Shang Dao (died 12581258 in poetry-Births:* Trần Nhân Tông , Vietnamese third emperor of the Trần Dynasty who was also a prolific writer and poet-Deaths:* Baha' al-din Zuhair , Arabian poet* Shang Dao , Chinese Sanqu poet...
), Chinese SanquSanquSanqu was a type of verse, compiled by Zhou Deqing , popular in the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, with tonal patterns modeled on tunes drawn from folk music.-Yuan Dynasty Sanqu:...
poet
1196:
- Alberico da RomanoAlberico da RomanoAlberico da Romano , called Alberico II, was an Italian condottiero, troubadour, and an alternatingly Guelph and Ghibelline statesman. He was also a patron of Occitan literature.-Life and death:...
(died 12601260 in poetry-Works published:*Gerra e trebailh e brega.m plaz by Bonifaci VI de Castellana, attack on Charles of Anjou*L'autre jorn m'anava, a pastorela by Guiraut Riquier-Deaths:*26 August — Alberico da Romano , patron and troubadour, executed...
), patron and troubadourTroubadourA troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
1198:
- Fujiwara no TameieFujiwara no Tameiewas a Japanese poet and compiler of Imperial anthologies of poems.Tameie was the second son of poets Teika and Abutuni; and he was the central figure in a circle of Japanese poets after Jōkyū War in 1221. His three sons were Nijō Tameuji, Kyōgoku Tamenori and Reizei Tamesuke...
(died 12751275 in poetry-Births:* Dnyaneshwar , Maharashtran saint, poet, philosopher and yogi* Manuel Philes , Byzantine* Robert Mannyng , English monk, writing in Middle English, French and Latin...
), Japanese poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:1190:
- Khaqani Shirvani, Persian
- Saigyō Hōshi, Japan
1193:
- Fan ChengdaFan ChengdaFan Chengda , courtesy name Zhineng , was one of the best-known Chinese poets of the Song Dynasty , a government official, and an academic authority in geography , especially the southern provinces of China...
, SongSong DynastyThe Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
1196:
- Alfonso II of AragonAlfonso II of AragonAlfonso II or Alfons I ; Huesca, 1-25 March 1157 – 25 April 1196), called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon and the first King of Aragon who was...
, an Occitan troubadourTroubadourA troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.... - BasavaBasavaBasava was a philosopher and a social reformer. He is also called Vishwa Guru and Bhakti-Bhandari. His teachings and preachings which are universal, go beyond all boundaries of belief systems...
, writing in KannadaKannada languageKannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
1197:
- Henry VI, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VI, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
- Owain CyfeiliogOwain CyfeiliogOwain ap Gruffydd was a prince of the southern part of Powys and a poet. He is usually known as Owain Cyfeiliog to distinguish him from other rulers named Owain, particularly his contemporary, Owain ap Gruffydd of Gwynedd, who is known as Owain Gwynedd.Owain was the son of Gruffydd ap Maredudd and...
, one of the Welsh Poets of the Princes - Ermengard of Narbonne, patron of troubadours
1199:
- April 6 — Richard the Lionheart, Poitevin and Occitan poet
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...
- 12th century in poetry12th century in poetry-Events:* Emergence of the troubadour, trouvère and minnesänger traditions, in the Occitan, Langues d'oïl and Middle High German vernaculars respectively-Major works:* 1180 to 1210 - Nibelunglied...
- 12th century in literature12th century in literatureSee also: 12th century in poetry, 11th century in literature, 13th century in literature, list of years in literature.----The 12th century saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedral schools...
- List of years in poetry
Other events:
- Other events of the 12th century12th centuryAs a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century is the period from 1101 to 1200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and is sometimes called the Age of the...
- Other events of the 13th century13th centuryAs a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 through 1300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era...
12th century:
- 12th century in poetry12th century in poetry-Events:* Emergence of the troubadour, trouvère and minnesänger traditions, in the Occitan, Langues d'oïl and Middle High German vernaculars respectively-Major works:* 1180 to 1210 - Nibelunglied...
- 12th century in literature12th century in literatureSee also: 12th century in poetry, 11th century in literature, 13th century in literature, list of years in literature.----The 12th century saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedral schools...