Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,
Irish or
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
).
Events
* Early? – ''Poems written by Wil. Shake-speare, Gent.'' is published (posthumously) by
John Benson in London, the first collection of
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
's non-dramatic poetry, although incomplete and mangled and with some male pronouns changed to female in the
sonnets
A sonnet is a fixed poetic form with a structure traditionally consisting of fourteen lines adhering to a set Rhyme scheme, rhyming scheme. The term derives from the Italian word ''sonetto'' (, from the Latin word ''sonus'', ). Originating in ...
(here reissued for the first time since original publication).
* English
Cavalier poet Richard Lovelace, serving in the
Bishops' Wars in Scotland, writes "
To Lucasta, Going to the Warres" (published
1649)
Works published
*
Francis Beaumont, ''Poems'', including a translation from the
Latin poetry of
Ovid's ''
Metamorphoses'', which might not be by Beaumont; several other poems in the book are definitely not by him, according to ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature''
[Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, ]
*
Thomas Carew, ''Poems'', including "Coelum Brittanicum"
1634[
* Richard Flecknoe, ''The Affections of a Pious Soule, unto our Savior-Christ'', prose and poetry][
* ]Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson ( 11 June 1572 – ) was an English playwright, poet and actor. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satire, satirical ...
:
** ''Art of Poetry'', translated from the Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
of Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Suetonius, Life of Horace commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). Th ...
; also contains ''Execration Against Vulcan''; ''The Masque of the Gypsies'' and ''Epigrams to Severall Noble Personages in this Kingdome''; posthumous edition[
** ''The Workes of Benjamin Jonson'', the second folio; Volume 1 reprints ''Workes'' 1616][
* Richard Mather and John Eliot, and Thomas Weld ''The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre'', commonly known as the '' Bay Psalm Book'', English Colonial American work][Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., ''Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983'', 1986, New York: Oxford University Press]
* Francis Quarles, ''Enchyridion''[
* Nathaniel Richards, ''The Tragedy of Messallina, the Roman Emperesse''][
* John Tatham, ''The Fancies Theater''][
]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article:
* December 14 (probable date) – Aphra Behn, born Eaffrey Johnson (died 1689), English woman playwright and poet[
* Nozawa Bonchō 野沢 凡兆 (died 1714), Japanese haikai poet
]
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " earin poetry" article:
* February/March – Richard Rowlands (born 1550), Anglo-Dutch antiquarian and writer
* March 22 – Thomas Carew (born 1595), English poet
* April 2
** Paul Fleming (born 1609), German poet and physician
** Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (born 1595), Polish Jesuit and Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
-language poet
* April 28 ''(bur.)'' – William Alabaster (born 1567), English poet and playwright
* September 12 – William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, (born 1567), Scottish statesman, courtier, poet and writer of rhymed tragedies
* October 1 – Claudio Achillini (born 1574), Italian polymath and poet
* Charles Aleyn, English poet
* Daniel Naborowski (born 1573), Polish Baroque poet
* Walter Quin (born c. 1575), Irish-born English court poet and author writing in English, Latin, French and Italian
See also
* Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
* 17th century in poetry
* 17th century in literature
Notes
{{Lists of poets
17th-century poetry
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...