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1017 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish poetry, Irish or French poetry, France). Events 1010: * March 8 - Persian poetry, Persian poet Ferdowsi finishes writing the ''Shahnameh'' (Book of Kings) which will be regarded as the national epic of the greater Iranian culture. Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted: 1011: * Shao Yong (died 1077 in poetry, 1077), Song Dynasty, Song Chinese philosophy, Chinese philosopher, cosmology, cosmologist, poet and historian 1012: * Cai Xiang (died 1067 in poetry, 1067), Song Dynasty, Song poet scholar and vizier of the Seljuqs, Seljuq Empire 1018: * Nizam al-Mulk (died 1092 in poetry, 1092), Persian people, Persian * Michael Psellos born 1017 or 1018 (died 1078 in poetry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Poetry
Irish poetry is poetry written by poets from Ireland. It is mainly written in Irish language, Irish and English, though some is in Scottish Gaelic literature, Scottish Gaelic and some in Hiberno-Latin. The complex interplay between the two main traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English and Scottish Gaelic literature, Scottish Gaelic, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise. The earliest surviving poems in Irish date back to the 6th century, while the first known poems in English from Ireland date to the 14th century. Although there has always been some cross-fertilization between the two language traditions, an English-language poetry that had absorbed themes and models from Irish did not finally emerge until the 19th century. This culminated in the work of the poets of the Irish Literary Revival in the late 19th and early 20th century. Towards the last quarter of the 20th century, modern Irish poetry tended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
