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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
- Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski is appointed poeta laureatus by the Pope
Works published
Great Britain
- John Abbot, Jesus Preffigured; or, A Poem of the Holy Name of Jesus in Five Bookes, only two of the five books were published[1]
- Robert Aylet, Joseph; or, Pharoah's Favourite [sic], published anonymously[1]
- Samuel Daniel, The Whole Workes of Samuel Daniel Esquire in Poetrie[1]
- William Drummond, Flowres of Sion (see also A Midnights Trance 1619)[1]
- George Wither, The Hymnes and Songs of the Church, published anonymously; music by Orlando Gibbons; there were several editions this year[1]
Other
- Agrippa d'Aubigné, Nouvelle édition des Tragiques, France
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rime di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolte da Michelagnolo suo nipote, Florence: Giunti; Italy[2]
- Martin Opitz, Lob des Feldlebens, Germany
- Théophile de Viau, Les Amours tragiques de Pyrame et Thisbé, France
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- Mei Qing (died 1697), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet
- Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (died 1673), English aristocrat, poet and writer
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- March 29 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (born 1536), French poet
- April 21 – Nicolas Coeffeteau (born 1574), French theologian, poet and historian
- July/August – Tulsidas, तुलसीदास, also known as Gosvāmī Tulsīdās and Tulasī Dāsa (born 1532), Awadhi poet and philosopher
- November – Giles Fletcher (born 1586), English poet chiefly known for the allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph
- Gaspar Aguilar (born 1561), Spanish poet and dramatist
- Jean de La Ceppède (born 1548), French poet
- Francesc Vicent Garcia (born 1582), Catalan poet
- Alonso de Ledesma, (born 1552, according to many sources,[3] or 1562, according to many others[4]) Spanish
- Hieronim Morsztyn (born 1581), Polish poet
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
- ^ Ryan, Christopher, "Bibliography of Works Cited", p 304 in The poetry of Michelangelo: an Introduction, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8386-3802-6, retrieved via Google Books May 17, 2009
- ^ One of many that give 1552 as the birth year: Hills, Elijah Clarence, and Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Modern Spanish lyrics, p xxv, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1913, retrieved via Google Books on June 30, 2009
- ^ One of many that give 1562 as the birth year: González Mas, Ezequiel, Historia de la literatura española, p 5, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1989 retrieved via Google Books on June 30, 2009