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

Works published

Great Britain Sir John Denham, Cato Major of Old Age, a verse paraphrase of Cicero's De senectuteCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, Richard Flecknoe, Epigrams of All Sorts

Other René Rapin, Observations sur les poèmes d'Homère et de Virgile, critical essay, Paris; France

Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February 3 – Kada no Azumamaro (died 1736), Japanese early Edo period poet and philologist

Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: March 19 – John Denham (born 1614 or 1615), English poet and courtier, buried in Westminster Abbey September 3 – Esteban Manuel de Villegas (born 1589), Spanish September 30 – Henry King (born 1592), English poet and bishop October 8 – Jane Cavendish (born 1621), English poet and playwright

See also

Poetry 17th century in poetry 17th century in literature Restoration literature

Notes