1647 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...
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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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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...
- Richard CorbetRichard CorbetRichard Corbet was an English bishop in the Church of England. He was also a poet of the metaphysical school who, although highly praised in his own lifetime, is relatively obscure today.-Life:...
, Certain Elegant Poems, edited by John Donne the younger (1604–1662) (see also Poetica Stromata 16481648 in poetryTo the Virgins, to Make Much of Time— First lines from Robert Herrick's To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, first published this year...
) - Abraham CowleyAbraham CowleyAbraham Cowley was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721.-Early life and career:...
, The Mistresse; or, Severall Copies of Love-Verses - Sir Richard Fanshawe, translator, Il Pastor Fido, the Faithfull Shepherd anonymously published; from a work by Battista Guarini (see also Il Pastor Fido 16481648 in poetryTo the Virgins, to Make Much of Time— First lines from Robert Herrick's To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, first published this year...
) - John Hall of Durham, Poems
- Christopher HarveyChristopher HarveyChristopher Harvey is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Antigua Barracuda FC in the USL Professional Division.-Club career:...
, translator, Schola Cordis [...] in 47 Emblems, published anonymously, adapted from Benedict van Haeften's Schola Cordis 16291629 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Sir John Beaumont, Bosworth-field: With a taste of the variety of other poems left by Sir John Beaumont, posthumously published by his son and namesake* George Chapman, translator, A...
; later editions state that 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...
is the author - Henry MoreHenry MoreHenry More FRS was an English philosopher of the Cambridge Platonist school.-Biography:Henry was born at Grantham and was schooled at The King's School, Grantham and at Eton College...
, Philosophicall Poems - 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...
, Hosanna; or, Divine Poems on the Passion of Christ - Sir Robert StapyltonRobert StapyltonSir Robert Stapylton or Stapleton was an English courtier, dramatic poet and translator.-Life:He was the third son of Richard Stapleton of Carlton by Snaith, Yorkshire, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Pierrepoint of Holme Pierrepoint. He was educated in the Benedictine convent of St. Gregory...
, Juvenal's Sixteen Satyres; or, A Survey of the Manners and Actions of Mankind - 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...
:- Amygdala Britannica, Almonds for Parrets, published anonymously
- Carmen Expostulatorium; or, A Timely Expostulation
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- François VavasseurFrançois VavasseurFrançois Vavasseur was a French Jesuit humanist and controversialist....
Antonius Godellus, episcopus Grassensis, , a satire on Antoine GodeauAntoine GodeauAntoine Godeau was a French bishop, poet and exegete. He is now known for his work of criticism Discours de la poésie chrétienne from 1633.-Life:...
; 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:...
Works incorrectly dated this year
- Robert HerrickRobert Herrick (poet)Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
, Hesperides; or, The Works both Humane and Divine of Robert Herrick Esq., the book states it was published this year, but it was published in 16481648 in poetryTo the Virgins, to Make Much of Time— First lines from Robert Herrick's To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, first published this year...
, according to The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Nicholas NoyesNicholas NoyesNicholas Noyes was a colonial minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the time of the Salem witch trials. He was the second minister, called the "Teacher", to Rev. John Higginson...
(died 17171717 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* January - Three Hours After Marriage, a play written by Alexander Pope, John Gay and John Arbuthnot, was staged this year...
), 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...
Colonial American clergyman, one of those presiding over the Salem witch trialsSalem witch trialsThe Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...
and a poet - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester , styled Viscount Wilmot between 1652 and 1658, was an English Libertine poet, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry. He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts...
(died 16801680 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Wentworth Dillon, translator, Horace's Art of Poetry, translation from the Latin of Horace's Ars poetica, including an essay by Edmund Waller* John Dryden and others, translators, Ovid's...
), 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 of much satirical and bawdy poetry
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- May 21 – Pieter Corneliszoon HooftPieter Corneliszoon HooftPieter Corneliszoon Hooft - Knight in the Order of Saint Michael - was a Dutch historian, poet and playwright from the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.-Life:...
(born 15811581 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, A Triumph for True Subjects, and a Terrour unto al Tratiours, ballad on the execution of Edmund Campion on December 1, 1561, attributed to William Elderton, who was likely not the...
), Dutch historian, poet and playwright - Moses BelmonteMoses BelmonteMoses Belmonte was a poet and translator, the eighth child of Jacob Belmonte. He was a pupil of Saul Morteira, whose sermons he edited together with Benjamin Diaz. His poem "Argumenta Contra os Noserim" has been reprinted by De Castro in his Keur van Grafsteenen. Belmonte translated the Song of...
(born 16191619 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Ben Jonson becomes poet laureate of England, succeeding Samuel Daniel, who died this year * Martin Opitz becomes the leader of the school of young poets in Heidelberg-Works published:*...
), poet and translator - Johann HeermannJohann HeermannJohann Heermann was a German poet and hymn-writer. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 26 October with Philipp Nicolai and Paul Gerhardt.- Life :...
(born 15851585 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Giordano Bruno, Italy:** L’Infini de l’univers et les mondes...
), German poet and hymn writer - Francis MeresFrancis MeresFrancis Meres was an English churchman and author.He was born at Kirton in the Holland division of Lincolnshire in 1565. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he received a B.A. in 1587 and an M.A. in 1591. Two years later he was incorporated an M.A. of Oxford...
(born 15651565 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-English:* Robert Copland, , publication year uncertain...
), 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...
churchman, author, critic and poet - Wang WeiWang Wei (17th century poet)Wang Wei was a Chinese poet.Orphaned at the age of seven, she became a prostitute in Yangzhou. In later life she was twice married and twice widowed, before becoming a priestess with the name "Taoist Master in the Straw coat". Thereafter she traveled throughout central China on a boat, writing...
(born 15971597 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Nicholas Breton:...
), 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...
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...
- 17th century in poetry17th century in poetry-Denmark:* Thomas Kingo, Aandelige Siunge-Koor , hymns, some of which are still sung-Other:* Martin Opitz, Das Buch der Deutschen Poeterey , Germany-Danish poets:* Anders Arrebo...
- 17th century in literature17th century in literatureSee also: 17th century in poetry, 16th century in literature*Early Modern literature*other events of the 17th century*18th century in literature, 1700 in literature,and list of years in literature.-Events and trends:...
- Cavalier poets in England, who supported the monarch against the puritans in the English Civil War