1120s 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
1124:- First draft of the Kin'yō Wakashū, an imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed
1127:
- Second and final draft of the Kin'yō Wakashū, an imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed
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:1120:
- Khaqani Shirvani (died 1190), Persian
1125:
- Lu YouLu YouLu You , was a Chinese poet of the Southern Song dynasty.-Early life and marriage:Lu You was born on a boat floating in the Wei River early on a rainy morning, October 17, 1125...
(died 12101210 in poetry-Births:* Óláfr Þórðarson , Icelandic skald* Philippe de Rémi , Old French poet and trouvère-Deaths:* Hartmann von Aue , German poet of the Middle High German period...
), Chinese Song DynastySong 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...
poet
1126:
- 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...
(died 1193), 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... - AnvariAnvariAnvari , full name Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud was one of the greatest Persian poets....
(died 1189), Persian
1127:
- Yang WanliYang WanliYang Wanli was a Chinese poet, born in Jishui, Jiangxi. He was one of the "four masters" of Song Dynasty poetry....
(died 1206), Chinese Song DynastySong 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...
poet
1128:
- Alain de LilleAlain de LilleAlain de Lille , French theologian and poet, was born, probably in Lille, some years before 1128.-Life:...
(died 12021202 in poetry-Deaths:* Alain de Lille , French theologian and poet, writing in Latin* Jakuren , Japanese Buddhist priest and poet...
), French theologian and poet, writing in Latin - Ruzbihan Baqli (died 12091209 in poetry-Events:*Guilhem Augier Novella penned A People Grieving for the Death of their Lord, a planh on the death of Raymond Roger Trencavel*Gui d'Ussel, in obedience to a papal injunction from Pierre de Castelnau, ceased composing and writing-Deaths:...
), Persian poet, mystic, and sufi
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:1121:
- Masud Sa'd SalmanMasud Sa'd SalmanMas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān was an 11th century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet. He lived from 1046 to 1121.-Early life:He was born in 1046 in Lahore to wealthy parents from Hamadan, present-day Iran...
(born 1046), Persian
1123:
- Fujiwara no AkisueFujiwara no Akisuewas a noted Japanese poet and nobleman. He was active at the end of the Heian period, and the son of Fujiwara no Takatsune . He was also a member of the famous poetic and aristocratic clan, the Fujiwara....
, Japan - Omar KhayyámOmar KhayyámOmar Khayyám was aPersian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology....
(born 1048), Persian mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and above all poet
1125:
- Mu'izziMu'izziAmir Abdollah Muhammad Mu'izzi was an 11th century and 12th century poet of Persia. The was the poet laureate of Sanjar . Born in 1048 CE and originating from Nisa, he ranks as one of the great masters of the Persian panegyric qasideh....
(born 1048), Persian poet laureate of Sanjar, master of the Persian panegyric qasidehQasidaThe qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...
1126:
- William IX of AquitaineWilliam IX of AquitaineWilliam IX , called the Troubador, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101...
(born 1071), an early Occitan troubador
1127:
- February 7 - AvaAva (poet)The poet Ava , also known as Frau Ava, Ava of Göttweig or Ava of Melk, was the first named female writer in any genre in the German language.-Life:...
(born 1060), German poetess
1129:
- Minamoto no ShunraiMinamoto no Shunraiwas an important and innovative Japanese poet, who compiled the Gosen Wakashū. He was the son of Minamoto no Tsunenobu ; holder of the second rank in court and of the position of Grand Counsellor). Shunrai was favored by Emperor Go-Sanjo and to a lesser degree Emperor Shirakawa; in no small part...
(born 1057), Japan
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...