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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 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...
- Henry Bold, translator, Latine Songs, with their English: and Poems, includes "Chevy Chase", a ballad, and Sir John SucklingJohn Suckling (poet)Sir John Suckling was an English poet and one prominent figure among those renowned for careless gaiety, wit, and all the accomplishments of a Cavalier poet; and also the inventor of the card game Cribbage...
's poem "Why so pale and wan fond lover?" - John CuttsJohn Cutts, 1st Baron CuttsLieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts PC , British soldier and author, came from an Essex family.After a short university career at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, he inherited the family estates, but showed a distinct preference for the life of court and camp...
, (later Baron Cutts), La Muse de Cavalier; or, An Apology for such gentleman as make poetry their diversion, not their business in a letter by a scholar of Mars to one of Apollo, published anonymously - Sir William DavenantWilliam DavenantSir William Davenant , also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil...
, The Seventh and Last Canto of the Third Book of Gondibert, published posthumously (see Gondibert 16511651 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, A Hermeticall Banquet, published this year, although the book states "1652"; some attribute the book to James Howell, others to Thomas Vaughan* William Bosworth, The shaft and Lost...
) - John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
and Jacob TonsonJacob TonsonJacob Tonson, sometimes referred to as Jacob Tonson the elder was an 18th-century English bookseller and publisher....
, Sylvae; or, The Second Part of Poetical Miscellanies, the second in a series of miscellanies published by Tonson; has translations from VirgilVirgilPublius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
, LucretiusLucretiusTitus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is an epic philosophical poem laying out the beliefs of Epicureanism, De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things or "On the Nature of the Universe".Virtually no details have come down concerning...
, TheocritusTheocritusTheocritus , the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC.-Life:Little is known of Theocritus beyond what can be inferred from his writings. We must, however, handle these with some caution, since some of the poems commonly attributed to him have little claim to...
and HoraceHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
, mostly by Dryden (see also Miscellany Poems 16841684 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* April 15 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, a France poet, critic and scholar, was admitted to the Académie française, and then only by the king's wish-Works published:* Aphra Behn, Poems Upon...
, Examen Poeticum 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...
, Annual Miscellany 16941694 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works:* Joseph Addison, An Account of the Greatest English Poets...
, Poetical Miscellanies: Fifth Part 17041704 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-- From William Shippen's, Faction Display'd, the work of a Tory poet on the powerful Whig publisher Jacob Tonson whose series of anthologies, known as Dryden's Miscellanies or Tonson's Miscellanies used the...
, Sixth Part 17091709 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Sir Richard Blackmore, Instructions to Vander Bank; published anonymously, sequel to Advice to the Poets...
) - Nahum TateNahum TateNahum Tate was an Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became England's poet laureate in 1692.-Life:Nahum Teate came from a family of Puritan clergymen...
, Poems by Several Hands, and on Several Occasions - Edmund WallerEdmund WallerEdmund Waller, FRS was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1679.- Early life :...
, Divine Poems - Samuel WesleySamuel WesleySamuel Wesley was an English organist and composer in the late Georgian period. Wesley was a contemporary of Mozart and was called by some "the English Mozart."-Personal life:...
, Maggots; or, Poems on Several Subjects, Never Before Handled, published anonymously - John WilmotJohn 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...
, Earl of Rochester, Poems on Several Occasions. Written by a late Person of Honour, London: Printed for A. Thorncome, posthumously published
English verses on the death of Charles II and coronation of James II
Charles II of EnglandCharles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
died on February 6; James II of England
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
was crowned on April 23:
- Edmund Arwaker:
- The Vision
- The Second Part of The Vision, a Pindarick Ode, on the coronation of James II
- Aphra BehnAphra BehnAphra Behn was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature.-Early life:...
:- A Pindarick on the Death of Our Late Sovereign
- A Pindarick Poem on the Happy Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty James IIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
- John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
, Threnodia AugustalisThrenodia AugustalisThe Threnodia Augustalis is a 517-line occasional poem written by John Dryden to commemorate the death of Charles II in February 1685. The poem was "rushed into print" within a month. The title is a reference to the classical threnody, a poem of mourning, and to Charles as a "new Augustus"...
, on the death of Charles II - Thomas OtwayThomas OtwayThomas Otway was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd .-Life:...
, Windsor Castle, on the death of Charles II; Otway died in April
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- Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtEmilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtEmilie Juliane was a German countess and hymn writer.Emilie Juliane was a daughter of Count Albrecht Friedrich I of Barby-Mühlingen and his wife Sophia Ursula of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst...
, German:- Kuhlwasser in grosser Hitze des Creutzes, hymns; published in RudolstadtRudolstadtRudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
- Tägliches Morgen- Mittags- und Abendopfer, hymns; published in RudolstadtRudolstadtRudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
- Kuhlwasser in grosser Hitze des Creutzes, hymns; published in Rudolstadt
- Cotton MatherCotton MatherCotton Mather, FRS was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in the Salem witch trials...
, An Elegy [...] on Nathanael Collins, English Colonial America (Massachusetts)
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Mary BarberMary BarberMary Barber , poet, was a member of Swift's circle.- Life :Barber's parents are unknown; she married Rupert Barber , a Dublin woollen draper, and had nine children, four of whom survived to adulthood...
(died 17551755 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Christopher Smart wins the Seatonian Prize for the fifth time Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).-Events:*...
), poet, and a member of Jonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...
's circle - Jane BreretonJane BreretonJane Brereton was an English poet notable as a correspondent to The Gentleman's Magazine.-Biography:Jane was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Hughes, of Bryn Gruffydd near Mold, Flintshire by Anne Jones, his wife, and was born in 1685. Unusually for the time, Jane was educated, at least up to the age...
(died 17401740 in poetry-Great Britain:* Sarah Dixon, Several Occasions, Canterbury: J. Abree* John Dyer, The Ruins of Rome* Richard Glover, An Apology for the Life of Mr...
), English poet notable as a correspondent to The Gentleman's MagazineThe Gentleman's MagazineThe Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922. It was the first to use the term "magazine" for a periodical... - William DiaperWilliam DiaperWilliam Diaper was an English poet of the Augustan era. Little is known about his life. He was born in Bridgwater, Somerset and attended Balliol College, Oxford as a pauper, where he took his BA in 1702...
(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...
), English poet of the Augustan eraAugustan literatureAugustan literature is a style of English literature produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II on the 1740s with the deaths of Pope and Swift... - John GayJohn GayJohn Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera , set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch...
(died 17321732 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Colonial America:* Ebenezer Cooke :...
), English poet and dramatist - Aaron Hill (died 17501750 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Christopher Smart wins the Seatonian Prize for "On the Attributes of the Supreme Being"-Works published:...
), English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer - Thomas TickellThomas TickellThomas Tickell was a minor English poet and man of letters.-Life:The son of a clergyman, he was born at Bridekirk near Cockermouth, Cumberland. He was educated at St Bees School 1695-1701, and in 1701 entered the Queen's College, Oxford, taking his M.A. degree in 1709...
(died 17401740 in poetry-Great Britain:* Sarah Dixon, Several Occasions, Canterbury: J. Abree* John Dyer, The Ruins of Rome* Richard Glover, An Apology for the Life of Mr...
), English poet and man of letters
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- Gerard BrandtGerard BrandtGerard Brandt was a Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian...
(born 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...
), Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian - Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of RoscommonWentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of RoscommonWentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon , was an English poet.-Background and education:Dillon was born in Ireland about 1630...
(born 16301630 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* William Davenant, Ieffereidos...
), English poet - Francesc FontanellaFrancesc FontanellaFrancesc Fontanella was a Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest.He studied law and was granted a degree in Civil and Canon law in 1641. Until 1652 he lived a courtesan life in Barcelona and began writing love poetry and wrote his two dramatic works: Tragicomèdia d'Amor, Firmesa i Porfia and Lo...
(born 16221622 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Robert Aylet:** Peace with Her Foure Garders: Five morall meditations...
), Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest - Anne KilligrewAnne KilligrewAnne Killigrew was an English poet. Born in London, Killigrew is perhaps best known as the subject of a famous elegy by the poet John Dryden entitled To The Pious Memory of the Accomplish'd Young Lady Mrs. Anne Killigrew . She was however a skilful poet in her own right, and her Poems were...
(born 16601660 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* The return to power of Charles II of England, with a triumphant entrance into London on May 29, results in the publication of numerous panegyrics and similar verse by English poets praising the...
), English poet - Nalan XingdeNalan XingdeNalan Xingde was a Chinese poet active during the Qing Dynasty, famous for his ci poetry. He was actually born Nalan Chengde , but had to change his name when the Kangxi Emperor named Yinreng, whose birth name also had the character cheng , the crown prince...
(born 16551655 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* John Cotgrave, The English Treasury of Wit and Language: collected out of the most, and best of our English drammatick poems; methodically digested into common places for generall use...
), Qing DynastyQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
poet most famous for his ci poetry
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:...
- Restoration literatureRestoration literatureRestoration literature is the English literature written during the historical period commonly referred to as the English Restoration , which corresponds to the last years of the direct Stuart reign in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland...