6th Century In Poetry

Arabic world

Pre-Islamic poetry at its height as the Arabic language emerges as a literary language.

Poets

* 'Abid ibn al-Abras, (d. 554)
* Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. ''c.'' 560)
* 'Alqama ibn 'Abada
* Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625)
* al-Nabighah al-Dhubyani
* Amr ibn Kulthum ( - c. 584?)
* Antarah ibn Shaddad (525–608)
* Asma bint Marwan
* Harith Ibn Hilliza Ul-Yashkuri (approx.)
* Imru' al-Qais flourished mid-century; purported inventor of the Qasida form
* Ka'b bin Zuhayr flourished during the time of Mohammed, son of Zuhayr
* Labīd (560–661)
* Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560), a Jewish poet writing in Arabic
* Tarafah ibn al 'Abd
* Zuhayr (520–609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet, father of Ka'b bin Zuhayr

Works

Europe

Poets

Listed in order by year of birth, if known or estimated:
* Aneirin, a Brythonic Bard, flourishes in Cumbria toward the end of the century
* Arator, of Liguria, writing in Latin
* Sigisteus, Vandal count, patron of Parthenius and a poet himselfPirenne, Henri, ''Mohammed and Charlemagne'', Chapter III: "Intellectual Life after the Invasions", 1939, New York: World Publishing Company, Meridien Edition, seventh printing, 1962
* Parthenius, patronized by the Vandal Count Sigisteus
* Jacob of Serugh (451 – Nov. 521), writing in Syriac
* Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage, a Latin poet
* Magnus Felix Ennodius (474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
* Coluthus of Lycopolis ( fl. 491-518), writing in Greek
* Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
* Myrddin Wyllt (later 6th century?), semi- (or wholly) legendary Welsh poet and prophet living in Scotland
* Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), the earliest definitely identified Welsh poet
* Chilperic I (c. 539 – September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
* Saint Columbanus (c. 543–615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer

Works

*Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), whose work has survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the ''Book of Taliesin''.
* 544 – Arator declaims his poem ''De Actibus Apostolorum'' in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi

Byzantine Empire

Poets

* Musaeus
* Agathias (c. 536–582/594)
* Paulus Silentiarius (died 575–580),
* Romanos the Melodist (approx.)
* Procopius (c. 500–565)

South Asia

Poets

* Dandi, writing in Sanskrit (approx.)

East Asia

Poets

* Su Xiaoxiao (died 501), famous Chinese courtesan and poet. Famous for writing the poem of Xhue Cheng.

Timeline

* 500 – Procopius born about this year (died 565)
* 501 Su Xiaoxiao died, famous Chinese courtesan and poet
* 505 – Blossius Aemilius Dracontius born about this year (born 455) of Carthage, a Latin poet
* 520 – Zuhayr born (died 609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet
* 521
** July 17 – Magnus Felix Ennodius died (born 474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
** November – Jacob of Serugh died (born 451), writing in Syriac
* 525 – Antarah ibn Shaddad born (died 608) Arabic poet and warrior from Najd
* 530 – Venantius Fortunatus born (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
* 534 – Taliesin born about this year (died c. 599), the earliest identified Welsh poet
* 536 – Agathias born about this year (died 582/594); Ancient Greek poet and historian
* 539 – Chilperic I born (died September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
* 543 – Saint Columbanus (died 615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer
* 544 – Arator declaims his poem ''De Actibus Apostolorum'' in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi
* 554 – 'Abid ibn al-Abris died about this year; Arabic poet
* 560:
** Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya died about this year; Jewish poet writing in Arabic
** Labīd born this year (died 661); Arabic poet
* 565 – Procopius died (born about 500)
* 570 – Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha born (died 625)
* 584
** (September) – Chilperic I died (born 539) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
** Amr ibn Kulthum died about this year; Arabic poet
* 599 – Taliesin died about this year (born c. 534), the earliest identified Welsh poet

Decades and years

References

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