1157 In Poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

1151:
* Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, begun
* jongleur Palla at the Burgos court of Alfonso VII of León

Works published

1150:
* Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Vita Merlini'', an adoption of the Welsh tales of Merlin (approx.)

1154:
* Shika Wakashū, a Japanese imperial poetry anthology, completed

1155:
* ''Roman de Brut'' by Wace (approx.)
* ''Ensenhamen de la donzela'' by Garin lo Brun (poss.)

1157:
* The Kakawin Bhāratayuddha, a Javanese retelling of stories from the Mahabharata

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "earin 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:

1150:
* Folquet de Marselha (died 1231), Occitan troubadour
* Dalfi d'Alvernha (died 1234/1235), Count, troubadour and patron of troubadours
* Conon de Béthune (died 1219), crusader and trouvère

1153:
* Kamo no Chōmei (died 1216), Japanese author, poet (waka), and essayist

1154:
* Benoît de Sainte-Maure (died 1173), Anglo-Norman poet

1155:
* Jiang Kui (died 1221), Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty
* Jien (died 1225), Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk
* William I of Baux (died 1218), French nobleman and troubadour

1157:
* Alfonso II of Aragon (died 1196), an Occitan troubadour
* Richard I of England (died 1199), Poitevin and Occitan poet

1158:
* Fujiwara no Ietaka (died 1237), Japanese Kamakura period waka poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "earin poetry" article:

1151:
* Li Qingzhao (born 1084), Chinese writer and poet of the Song Dynasty

1155:
* Geoffrey of Monmouth (born 1100), British clergyman whose Latin writings included early versions of the Merlin (King Arthur) epic

1156:
*Garin lo Brun (born ''unknown''), early Auvergnat troubadour

1157:
* Falaki Shirvani (born 1107), Persian

See also

* Poetry
* 12th century in poetry
* 12th century in literature
* List of years in poetry

Other events:
* Other events of the 12th century
* Other events of the 13th century

12th century:
* 12th century in poetry
* 12th century in literature

Notes

{{Lists of poets

12th-century poetry
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