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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
- Ben JonsonBen JonsonBenjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems...
receives a royal pension, making him unofficially the first British Poet LaureatePoet LaureateA poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
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...
- Thomas Collins, The Penitent Publican
- Robert DowlandRobert DowlandRobert Dowland , son of composer John Dowland, was an English lutenist and composer. He was the author of two collections of music - "A Varietie of Lute Lessons" and "A Musical Banquet". He succeeded his father as royal lutenist in 1626....
, A Musicall Banquet, includes songs by John DowlandJohn DowlandJohn Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, singer, and lutenist. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep" , "Come again", "Flow my tears", "I saw my Lady weepe" and "In darkness let me dwell", but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, and has... - Michael DraytonMichael DraytonMichael Drayton was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era.-Early life:He was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost nothing is known about his early life, beyond the fact that in 1580 he was in the service of Thomas Goodere of Collingham,...
, A Heavenly Harmonie, new edition of The Harmonie of the Church, originally published in 15641564 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* Jan Blahoslav, author and editor, Ivančice hymn-book, a revised edition of the Polish-language Šamotulský kancionál 1561; a Czech poet* Helius Eobanus Hessus, Idyls, German writing in... - Giles FletcherGiles FletcherGiles Fletcher was an English poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph ....
, Christs Victorie, and Triumph in Heaven, and Earth, Over, and After Death - Thomas GainsfordThomas GainsfordThomas Gainsford was an author and news editor.Gainsford belonged to the Surrey family of Gainsford. He inherited property in Lombard Street in the City of London. He and Edward Stene apparently purchased of the crown Alne manor, Warwickshire, and a cottage in Stutton, Yorkshire, on November 27,...
, The Vision and Discourse of Henry the Seventh - John HeathJohn HeathJohn Heath was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797...
, Two Centuries of Epigrammes - Robert JonesRobert Jones (composer)Robert Jones was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers ....
, The Muses Gardin for Delights; or, The Fift Book of Ayres, songs - Richard Rich, Newes from Virginia
- Roger SharpeRoger SharpeRoger Sharpe is a public servant, author and North Carolina politician. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's Fifth congressional district in 2006, losing to incumbent Virginia Foxx....
, More Fools Yet
Other
- Gaspar Perez de VillagraGaspar Pérez de VillagráGaspar Pérez de Villagrá was a captain in Juan de Oñate’s expedition that first colonized New Mexico in 1598. He was born in Puebla de los Angeles. Villagra went on to college a the University of Salamanca in Spain and then moved to New Spain. In that role, Villagrá served as the unofficial...
, Historia de la Nueva Mexico, regarded as the first drama and the first epic poem of European origin generated in the present United States
Births
- January – Sir Sidney GodolphinSidney Godolphin (poet)Sidney Godolphin , was an English poet, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1643. He died fighting in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.-Biography:...
(died 16431643 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Births:Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:...
), 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... - July – Paul ScarronPaul ScarronPaul Scarron was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist. His precise birthdate is unknown, but he was baptized on July 4, 1610...
(died 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...
), 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:...
poet, playwright and novelist
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- Jeremias de DekkerJeremias de DekkerJeremias de Dekker or Decker was a Dutch poet.Dekker was born in Dordrecht. His father was a native of Antwerp, who, having embraced the reformed religion, had been compelled to take refuge in the Netherlands...
, birth year uncertain (died 16661666 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* In Denmark, Anders Bording begins publishing Den Danske Meercurius , a monthly newspaper in rhyme, using alexandrine verse, single-handedly published by the author from this year to 1677-Works...
), Dutch - Mehmed IV GirayMehmed IV GirayMehmed IV Giray Sufi — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1641 –1644 and 1654–1656. Supporter of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His nickname Sofu means Sufi in Crimean Tatar. Mehmed IV is a famous poet, he wrote his poems mainly on philosophic and religious topics under penname...
(died 16741674 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-France:* Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, France, L'Œuvres diverses du sieur D...., including:...
), poet and khan of the Crimean KhanateCrimean KhanateCrimean Khanate, or Khanate of Crimea , was a state ruled by Crimean Tatars from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was . Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan... - Henry GlapthorneHenry GlapthorneHenry Glapthorne was a Caroline era dramatist.Glapthorne was baptized in Cambridgeshire, the son of Thomas Glapthorne and Faith nee Hatcliff. His father was a bailiff of Lady Hatton, the wife of Sir Edward Coke...
(died c. 16431643 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Births:Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:...
), 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...
poet and playwright - Ye Wanwan (died 16321632 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:* John Lyly, Alexander and Campaspe...
, according to one source, 16331633 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Works published:-Great Britain:* Abraham Cowley, Poetical Blossomes...
according to another, 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...
poet and daughter of poet Shen Yixiu; also sister of women poets Ye Xiaowan and Ye Xiaoluan
- Jeremias de Dekker
Deaths
- October 6 – Hosokawa FujitakaHosokawa Fujitakawas a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period. Also known as '. Fujitaka was a prominent retainer of the last Ashikaga shoguns. When he joined the Oda, Oda Nobunaga rewarded him with the fief of Tango. His son, Hosokawa Tadaoki, went on to become one of the Oda clan's senior generals.After the...
細川藤孝, also known as Hosokawa Yūsai 細川幽斎 (born 15341534 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Louise Labbe met Clement Marot in the salon of William Scève's brother Maurice.-Works published:...
), JapaneseJapanese poetryJapanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
Sengoku periodSengoku periodThe or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
feudal warlord who was a prominent retainer of the last Ashikaga shoguns; father of Hosokawa TadaokiHosokawa Tadaokiwas the eldest son of Hosokawa Fujitaka. He fought in his first battle at the age of 15. In that battle, he was in the service of Oda Nobunaga. He was given the Province of Tango in 1580. Soon after that, he married Hosokawa Gracia, the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide. In 1582, Akechi Mitsuhide...
, an Oda clanOda clanThe was a family of Japanese daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family would continue on as daimyo...
senior general; after the 1582 Incident at Honnō-ji, he took the Buddhist tonsure and changed his name to "Yūsai"; but he remained an active force in politics, under Shoguns Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshiwas a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
and Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
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- Juan de la CuevaJuan de la CuevaJuan de la Cueva was a Spanish dramatist and poet.He was born in Seville of an aristocratic family.Towards 1579, he began writing for the stage. His plays, fourteen in number, were published in 1588, and are the earliest manifestations of the dramatic methods developed by Lope de Vega...
died about this year (born 15431543 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:Pope Paul III issues the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a list of books forbidden to Catholics .-Works published:* Juan Boscan and Garcilaso de la Vega, Las obras de Boscan y alqunas de Garcilaso de la...
), SpanishSpanish poetrySpanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Castilian, such as Catalan literature....
poet and playwright - Alexander MontgomerieAlexander MontgomerieAlexander Montgomerie , Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet, or makar, born in Ayrshire. He was one of the principal members of the Castalian Band, a circle of poets in the court of James VI in the 1580s which included the king himself. Montgomerie was for a time in favour as one of the king's...
(born c. 15451545 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* French poet Louise Labé hosts a literary salon in Lyon, participants include Jean de Vauzelles, William and Maurice Scève, Pernette du Guillet, Lyonnais writers and intellectuals including Claude de...
), Scottish - Yuan HongdaoYuan HongdaoYuan Hongdao was Chinese poet of the Ming Dynasty, and one of the Three Yuan Brothers. His life spanned nearly the whole of the Wanli period in Chinese history. Yuan was from Gong'an in Hukuang. His family had been military officials for generations. Yuan showed an interest in literature from...
(born 15681568 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Simwnt Fychan appointed "pencerdd", or senior bard, by Elizabeth I of England...
), 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...
poet of the Ming DynastyMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, and one of the Three Yuan Brothers
- Juan de la Cueva