1675 in poetry

none 1675 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events Guru Gobind Singh becomes guru at the age of nine years Works published English Charles Cotton: Burlesque upon Burlesque; or, The Scoffer Scoft, published anonymouslyCox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, 0-19-860634-6 The Scoffer Scoft, the second part of the above Burlesque [...] Thomas Hobbes, translator, The Odyssey of Homer (the author's translation of the Iliad was published in 1676) Richard Leigh, Poems, upon Several Occasions, and, to Several Persons Edward Phillips, editorTheatrum Poetarum; or, A Compleat Collection of the Poets of all Ages Other René Le Bossu, Traité du Poeme Epique, a systematic description of epic poetry, based on Aristotle; the book was very favorably received; criticism, FrancePaul, Harry Gilbert, John Dennis: his life and criticism, page 159, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010 Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February – Ignjat Đurđević (died 1737), Croatian poet and translator February 26 (bapt.) – Abel Evans (died 1737), English clergyman, academic and poet August 31 – Elizabeth Thomas (died 1731), English poet September 2 – William Somervile (died 1742), English poet October 17 (bapt.) – Samuel Cobb (died 1716), English poet Also: Cille Gad (died 1711), Norwegian female poet and academic Jamie Macpherson (died 1700), Scottish outlaw, famed for his lament Vakhtang VI (died 1737), Kartli statesman, legislator, scholar, critic, translator and poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: April 24 – Pierre Perrin (born 1620), French poet and libretto composer September 12 – Girolamo Graziani (born 1604), Italian poet November 14 – Johannes Khuen (born 1606), Bavarian German priest, poet and composer Also – Emanuele Tesauro (born 1592), Italian rhetorician, dramatist, Marinist poet and historian Approximate date – William Mercer (born 1605), Scottish poet and army officer See also Poetry Poetry 17th century in poetry 17th century in literature Restoration literature Notes Category:17th-century poetry Poetry