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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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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:...
- Rémy BelleauRemy BelleauRemy Belleau , was a poet of the French Renaissance. He is most known for his paradoxical poems of praise for simple things and his poems about precious stones....
:- Odes d'Anacréon, a translation into 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:...
- Petites Inventions
- Odes d'Anacréon, a translation into French
- Pierre de RonsardPierre de RonsardPierre de Ronsard was a French poet and "prince of poets" .-Early life:...
, Les Hymnes (see also Hymnes 15551555 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:*Joachim du Bellay, Les Regrets, France* Jean Antoine de Baïf, Les Amours de Francine...
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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...
- Anonymous, The Knight of Courtesy and the Fair Lady of Faguell, publication year uncertain, composed in the late 14th century14th century in poetry-Works:* Old Hungarian 'Lamentations of Mary', first Hungarian poem, is transcribed at the beginning of the century* Erikskronikan , 1320–1321, Sweden...
, based on 13th century13th century in poetry- Events :* The Sicilian School, Dolce Stil Novo, and later the Tuscan School mark the emergence of literary Italian- Works :* Nibelunglied written approximately 1180–1210* Lucas de Tuy and others, Chronicon Mundi ; Spain...
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:...
works - Roger Bieston, published anonymously, although the author's name is revealed in an acrostic, The Bayte and Snare of Fortune, probably translated from the 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:...
version of an ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
original work - John HeywoodJohn HeywoodJohn Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no works survive.-Life:...
, The Spider and the Flie. A parable of the Spider and the Flie, made by John Heywood, verse allegory the author's most ambitious work but critics and historians have long dismissed it as awful.
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- March 7 – Guillaume du VairGuillaume du VairGuillaume du Vair was a French author and lawyer.He was born in Paris. After taking holy orders, he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisieux. His reputation is that of a lawyer, a statesman and a man of letters...
(died 16211621 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* John Ashmore, translator, Certain Selected Odes of Horace, Englished; and their Arguments Annexed* Richard Brathwaite:...
), 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:...
writer and poet - April 27 – François Béroalde de Verville (died 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...
), 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:...
novelist and poet - August 10 – Philipp NicolaiPhilipp NicolaiPhilipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer, author of two famous hymns: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern...
(died 16081608 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Mary Arden Shakespeare, the mother of William Shakespeare, died this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or...
), German poet and composer - November 25 – Jacques Du Perron (died 16181618 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* George Chapman, translator, The Georgicks of Hesiod, from the Greek of Hesiod's Works and Days...
), 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:... - date unknown – Trajano BoccaliniTrajano BoccaliniTrajano Boccalini was an Italian satirist.The son of an architect, he himself adopted that profession, and it appears that he commenced late in life to apply to literary pursuits...
(died 16131613 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Nicholas Breton, anonymously published, The Uncasing of Machivils Instructions to his Sonne...
), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
satirical poet - date unknown – Abdul Rahim Khan-I-KhanaAbdul Rahim Khan-I-KhanaKhanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana , also known as Rahim was a composer in the times of Mughal emperor Akbar, and one of his main nine ministers in his court, also known as the Navaratnas; he is most known for his Hindi couplets and his books on Astrology...
(died 16271627 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* English poet Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet presented with the Beaumont Baronetcy, of Grace Dieu in the County of Leicester...
), Indian poet in Mughal Emperor Akbar court
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:- April 18 – Luigi AlamanniLuigi AlamanniLuigi Alamanni was an Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet. He was credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry.-Biography:...
sometimes spelled "Luigi Alemanni" (born c. 1495), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement....
poet and statesman - October 21 – Pietro AretinoPietro AretinoPietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented modern literate pornography.- Life :...
(born 1492), ItalianItalian poetry-Important Italian poets:* Giacomo da Lentini a 13th Century poet who is believed to have invented the sonnet.* Guido Cavalcanti Tuscan poet, and a key figure in the Dolce Stil Novo movement.... - November 14 – Giovanni della CasaGiovanni della CasaGiovanni della Casa was an Italian poet and cleric.-Biography:He was born at Florence, in Tuscany. He studied at Bologna, Padua, Florence and Rome, and by his learning attracted the patronage of Alexander Farnese, who, as Pope Paul III, made him archbishop of Benevento and later nuncio to Venice,...
(born 15031503 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto begins writing Orlando Furioso -Works published:* Anonymous, Sir Tryamour, publication year uncertain; written in the late 14th century* William...
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- FuzûlîFuzûlîFużūlī was the pen name of the Azerbaijani or the Bayat branch of Oghuz Turkish and Ottoman poet, writer and thinker Muhammad bin Suleyman...
(فضولی) (born c. 1483), Ottoman Empire - Sebestyén Tinódi LantosSebestyén Tinódi LantosSebestyén "Lantos" Tinódi was a 16th century Hungarian lyricist, epic poet, political historian, and minstrel.- Biography :...
(born 15101510 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Merlin, based on the second of two versions of the Middle English romance Arthur and Merlin, itself derived ultimately from the Old French prose Merlin, part of the Arthurian...
), Hungarian lyracist, epic poet, political historian, and minstrel - Nicholas UdallNicholas UdallNicholas Udall was an English playwright, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English language.-Biography:...
(born 15101510 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Merlin, based on the second of two versions of the Middle English romance Arthur and Merlin, itself derived ultimately from the Old French prose Merlin, part of the Arthurian...
or in 15051505 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Adam bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly, an outlaw ballad, reprinted numerous times through the mid-17th century * Anonymous, Octavian, publication...
), 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...
playwright, poet, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster - Thomas Vaux, second Baron Vaux of Harrowden (born 15101510 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Merlin, based on the second of two versions of the Middle English romance Arthur and Merlin, itself derived ultimately from the Old French prose Merlin, part of the Arthurian...
), 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... - John WedderburnJames, John and Robert WedderburnJames Wedderburn was a Scottish poet, the eldest son of James Wedderburn, merchant of Dundee , and of Janet Barry, sister of John Barry, vicar of Dundee...
(born 15051505 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Great Britain:* Anonymous, Adam bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly, an outlaw ballad, reprinted numerous times through the mid-17th century * Anonymous, Octavian, publication...
), Scottish religious reformer and poet
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