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1617 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * James I of England creates Poet Laureate position for Ben Jonson Works published English poetry, Great Britain * John Davies of Hereford, John Davies, published anonymously, ''Wits Bedlam'', epigrams * Leonard Digges (writer), Leonard Digges, ''The Rape of Proserpine'', translated from the Latin poetry, Latin of Claudius Claudianus' ''De raptu Proserpinae'' * William Drummond of Hawthornden, William Drummond, published anonymously, ''Forth Feasting'', written on the occasion of James I of England, James I's visit to Scotland Other * Martin Opitz ''Aristarchus'', German poetry, German poet and writer in Latin poetry, Latin, in this book championing the purity of the German languageMagnusson, Magnus, general editor, ''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, and W & R Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, fifth edition, 1990, * ... [...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] |
1681 In Poetry
— First lines from Andrew Marvell's ''To His Coy Mistress'', first published (posthumously) this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published Great Britain * Richard Baxter, ''Poetical Fragments'' * Charles Cotton, ''The Wonders of the Peake'' * John Dryden, ''Absalom and Achitophel'', published anonymously; a satire on Anthony Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury and James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (see also ''The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel'' as well as other poetic responses 1682) * Thomas D'Urfey, ''The Progress of Honesty; or, A View of a Court and City'' (see also ''The Malcontent'' 1684) * Andrew Marvell (died 1678), ''Miscellaneous Poems'', including "To His Coy Mistress" * John Oldham, published anonymously ** ''Satyrs upon the Jesuits'' (the first "Satyr Upon the Jesuits" had been published in 1679 in the form of a broadside under the title ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Botero
Giovanni Botero (c. 1544 – 1617) was an Italian thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat, author of '' Della ragion di Stato (The Reason of State)'',Botero, Giovanni, Pamela Waley, Daniel Philip Waley, and Robert Peterson. 1956. The Reason of State / The Greatness of Cities / Transl. by Robert Peterson 1606. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. in ten chapters, printed in Venice in 1589, and of ''Universal Relations'', (Rome, 1591), addressing the world geography and ethnography.Botero, Giovanni, and Robert Johnson. 1601. The Vvorlde, or an Historicall Description of the Most Famous Kingdomes and Common-Weales Therein. Imprinted at London: By Edm. Bollifant, for Iohn Iaggard. With his emphasis that the wealth of cities was caused by adding value to raw materials, Botero may be considered the ancestor of both Mercantilism and Cameralism. Early life Born around 1544 in Bene Vagienna, in the northern Italian principality of Piedmont, Botero was sent to the Jesuit college in Palermo at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1542 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * French poet Louise Labe disguised herself as a knight and fought at the siege of PerpignanMagnusson, Magnus, general editor, ''Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, and W & R Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, fifth edition, 1990, Works published Great Britain * Robert Burdet (poet), , a reply to , published anonymously in 1541 (other replies include Edward Gosynhyll's ee below and Edward More, ''The Defence of Women'' 1560)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Edward Gosynhyll, , publication year uncertain; a reply to , published anonymously in 1541 (see also Robert Burdet, above, and Edward More, ''The Defence of Women'' 1560); Great Britain * John Leland, ''Naeniae in mortem Thomai Viati'', neo-Latin poems on the death of Sir Thomas Wyat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarquinia Molza
Tarquinia Molza Tarquinia Molza (1 November 1542 – 8 August 1617) was an Italian singer, poet, conductor, composer, and natural philosopher. She was considered a great '' virtuosa''. She was involved with the famous ''Concerto delle donne'', although whether she sang with them or coached them is not clear. She also played the viola bastarda, viola da mano, clavier, and lute. Trained in both distinctly male and female singing styles, her contributions helped combine them into the madrigal of the late Renaissance. Early life and education Molza was born in Modena, the granddaughter of the poet Francesco Maria Molza, and the daughter of Camillus and Isabella Colombi She was the eldest off nine brothers and sisters. Her father agreed that she should have the same education as her brothers, and she learned Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and philosophy until she was sixteen. She studied with the scientist John Politiano and the poet Francis Patrizio, and learned astronomy from the mathematici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1687 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * William Winstanley publishes the ''Lives of the most famous English poets'' from which biographical data on a number of poets can be obtained Works published Great Britain * John Cutts, (later Baron Cutts), ''Poetical Exercises written on several occasions'', published anonymously * John Dryden: ** ''The Hind and the Panther'', published anonymously (see also the work by Matthew Prior and Charles Montagu, below) ** ''A Song for St. Cecilia's Day'' * Thomas D'Urfey, ''A Compleat Collection of Mr D'Urfey's Songs and Odes'' * John Norris, ''A Collection of Miscellanies'', prose and poetry * Matthew Prior and Charles Montagu, ''The Hind and the Panther Transvers'd to the Story of the Country-Mouse and the City-Mouse'', published anonymously, a burlesque of John Dryden's ''The Hind and the Panther'' (see above) * Thomas Shadwell, translator, ''The Tenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Petit (scholar)
Pierre Petit (; 1617–1687) was a French scholar, physician, poet and Latin writer. Born at Paris, Petit studied medicine at Montpellier, where he took the degree of MD, though he did not practice medicine afterwards. Returning to Paris, he resided for some time with the president Lamoignon, as tutor to his sons, and afterwards as a literary companion with Aymar de Nicolai, first president of the chamber of accounts. He died shortly after taking a wife. Works His most important works are:Robert Watt, (1824), ''Bibliotheca Britannica; or, A general index to British and foreign literature'', page 749 *''An Elegy upon the Death of Gabriel Naudé''. 1653. *''De Motu Animalium Spontaneo'', liber unus. 1660, 8vo. *''De Extensione Animæ et Rerum Incorporearum Natura'', libri duo. 1665. *''Epistolae Apologetica; A. Menjoti de variis Sectis Amplectendis examen: ad Medicos Parisienses, Autore Adriano Scauro, D.M''. 1666, 4to. *''Apologia pro genuitate Fragmenti Satyrici Petroniani''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his studies of electricity, and for charting and naming the current still known as the Gulf Stream. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among others. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania. Isaacson, 2004, p. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1690 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Thomas Brown, ''The Late Converts Exposed'', published anonymously (see ''The Reasons of Mr Bays Changing his Religion'' 1688)Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Thomas D'Urfey: ** ''Collin's Walk Through London and Westminster'' ** ''New Poems'' * John Glanvill, ''Some Odes of Horace Imitated with Relation to his Majesty and the Times'' * Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, ''An Epistle to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex'', published anonymously, on William II of England's victories in Ireland * Edmund Waller, ''The Maid's Tragedy Altered'', a fragment, possibly intended by Waller to turn Beaumont and Fletcher's ''The Maides Tragedy'' 619into a comedy; with other poems * Edward Ward, ''The School of Politicks; or, The Humours of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Folger (Nantucket Settler)
Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony. He was the maternal grandfather of Benjamin Franklin. A Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor, his dealings with the native population promoted harmony between the Native Americans and European settlers. Life Peter Folger was born in England, the son of John Folger Jr. and Meribah Gibbs. He left Norwich, Norfolk, England for America in 1635, settling initially in Watertown, Massachusetts, and later moving to Martha's Vineyard, where he worked as a teacher and surveyor. His father, John, a widower, came to the colonies in 1636 and ultimately settled in Martha's Vineyard. In 1644, he married Mary Morrell, whom he met on the voyage from England. Morrell was an indentured servant and Folger bought her freedom from Hugh Peters for £20. They had nine childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1657 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Works published * Nicholas Billingsley, ''Brachy-Martyrologia''Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, * Henry Bold, ''Wit a Sporting in a Pleasant Grove of New Fancies'' * William Davenant, ''Poems on Several Occasions'' * Henry King, ''Poems, Elegies, Paradoxes, and Sonnets'', published anonymously and in an unauthorized edition * Joshua Poole, ''English Parnassus'', an early handbook on poetry, with a preface signed "J. D.", apparently John DrydenMark Van Doren, ''John Dryden: A Study of His Poetry'', p 59, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, second edition, 1946 ("First Midland Book edition 1960") Births Death years link to the corresponding "earin poetry" article: * Arai Hakuseki (died 1725), Japanese poet, writer and politician * John Norris (died 1712), Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lovelace (poet)
Richard Lovelace (pronounced , homophone of "loveless") (9 December 1618 – 1657) was an English poet in the seventeenth century. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of the king during the Civil War. His best known works are " To Althea, from Prison", and " To Lucasta, Going to the Warres". Biography Early life and family Richard Lovelace was born on 9 December 1617. His exact birthplace is unknown, and may have been Woolwich, Kent, or Holland.Weidhorn, Manfred. Richard Lovelace. New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1970 He was the oldest son of Sir William Lovelace and Anne Barne Lovelace. He had four brothers and three sisters. His father was from a distinguished military and legal family; the Lovelace family owned a considerable amount of property in Kent. His father, Sir William Lovelace, was a member of the Virginia Company and an incorporator in the second Virginia Company in 1609. He was a soldier and died during the war with Spain and the Dutch Republic in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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