1667 in poetry

none 1667 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events April 27 – The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old John Milton seals a contract for publication of his epic poem Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel Simmons for an initial payment of £5.Equivalent to approximately £7,400 income in 2008. http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ MeasuringWorth 2010 Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present 2011-03-13Gordon Campbell Milton, John (1608–1674) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18800 2013-07-05 10.1093/ref:odnb/18800 The sums involved are modest but quite normal. Lindenbaum Peter 1995 Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century: New Evidence on their Relations The Library Oxford University Press s6-17 3 250–269 0024-2160 10.1093/library/s6-17.3.250 The first edition is published in October in 10 books and sells out in eighteen monthshttp://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp John Milton's Paradise Lost The Morgan Library & Museum 2011-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174000/http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp 2011-07-21 dead (second edition, in 12 books, published 1674). Works published Nicholas Billingsley, Thesauro-Phulakion; or, A Treasury of Divine RapturesCox, Michael The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature Oxford University Press 2004 0-19-860634-6 registration https://archive.org/details/conciseoxfordchr00coxm Charles Cotton, Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie published anonymously (see also Scarronides 1665, 1665) Jeremias de Dekker (died 1666), Lof der Geldzucht ("In praise of avarice" - satire), Dutch Sir John Denham, On Mr Abraham Cowley His Death, and Burial Amongst the Ancient Poets John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis; The Year of Wonders, 1666 John Milton, Paradise Lost Katherine Philips, Poems: By the most deservedly admired Mrs Katherine Philips the Matchless Orinda, published posthumously Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: November 30 – Jonathan Swift (died 1745), Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet John Pomfret (died 1702), English poet and clergyman Wali Mohammed Wali, also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi (died 1707), Indian, Urdu-language poet Ned Ward (died 1731), English satirical writer and publican Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: May 2 (O.S.) – George Wither (born 1588), English poet and satirist May 14 – Georges de Scudéry (born 1601), French novelist, dramatist and poet; elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry July 12 (bur.) – Jan Vos (born 1612), Dutch playwright and poet July 28 – Abraham Cowley (born 1618), English poet August 31 – Johann von Rist (born 1607), German poet, hymnodist and dramatist See also Poetry Poetry 17th century in poetry 17th century in literature Restoration literature Notes Category:17th-century poetry Poetry *