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1486 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 * Robert Henryson's cycle ''The Morall Fabillis'' probably composed in the 1480s; earliest datable manuscripts of John Barbour (poet), John Barbour's Scottish chivalric epic, ''The Brus, Brus'', also in this decade. Works published 1480: 1481: * Luigi Pulci, ''Morgante'', a 23-canto version (see also 1473 in poetry, 1473, 1482 and the final ''Morgante Maggiore'' 1483); Italian poetry, Italy 1482: * Luigi Pulci, ''Morgante'', a 23-canto version (see also 1473 in poetry, 1473, 1481 and the final, 28-canto ''Morgante Maggiore'' 1483); Italian poetry, Italy 1483: * Geoffrey Chaucer, English poetry, English, all posthumously published: ** ''The House of Fame'', edited by William Caxton, an unfinished dream-poem; Caxton wrote the 12-line conclusionCox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', O ... [...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] |
