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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] |
