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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
- Tuscan poet Vincenzo da Filicaja becomes governor of Volterra.
Works
- Aphra Behn - The Unfortunate Happy Lady
- John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems, (&c.) On Several Occasions: with Valentinian; a Tragedy, London: Printed by Jacob Tonson, posthumously published[1]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- July 14 – William Oldys (died 1761), English antiquary, bibliographer and poet
- Matthew Green (died 1737), English writer of light verse and customs official
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January 3 – Mary Mollineux (born c.1651), English poet
- August 9 – Wacław Potocki (born 1621), Polish nobleman (Szlachta), moralist, poet and writer
- September 8 – Henry Birkhead (born 1617), English academic, lawyer, Latin poet and founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry
- November 26 – Gregório de Matos (born 1636), Brazilian Baroque poet
See also
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- 17th century in poetry
- 17th century in literature
- Poetry
Notes
- ^ Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. Archived May 2, 2009, at WebCite 2009-05-02.
External links
- "A Timeline of Poetry in English" at the Representative Poetry Online website of the University of Toronto