1190s in poetry

none September 2025 1195 poetry literature Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events 1195: Folquet de Marselha gives up poetry to take up the religious life 1197: Salh d'Escola enters a cloister in Bergerac and gives up composing 1198: Bertran de Born's last datable poem 1199: Gaucelm Faidit composes a planh on the death of Richard I of England Works published 1190: Probable approx. date of The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old Ukrainian: orv Слово о пълку Игорєвѣ, Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě) Nizami Ganjavi, volumes of Khamsa of Nizami, Classical Persian poetry Leyli o Majnun (fa لیلی و مجنون, 'Layla and Majnun'), c. 1192 Iskandarnameh (fa اسکندرنامه, 'The Book of Alexander'), 1194 or 1196–1202 Haft Peykar (fa هفت پیکر, 'The Seven Beauties'), 1197 Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in 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: 1190: Gonzalo de Berceo (died 1264), Spanish poet especially on religious themes Pietro della Vigna (died 1249), Italian jurist, diplomat, poet, and sonneteer of the Sicilian School Yuan Haowen (died 1257), Chinese Sanqu poetry writer 1191: Janna (died unknown), Kannada poet 1193: Shang Dao (died 1258), Chinese Sanqu poet 1196: Alberico da Romano (died 1260), patron and troubadour 1198: Fujiwara no Tameie (died 1275), Japanese poet Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: 1190: Khaqani Shirvani (born 1121/1122), Persian Saigyō Hōshi (born 1118), JapanCollections Online British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG5166 2 September 2025 1193: Fan Chengda (born 1126), Song 1196: Alfonso II of Aragon (born 1157), an Occitan troubadour Basava (born 1134), writing in Kannada Guilhem de Berguedan (born 1130), troubadour 1197: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1165) Owain Cyfeiliog (born 1130), one of the Welsh Poets of the Princes Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne, patron of troubadours 1198: Tibors de Sarenom (born 1130), trobairitz 1199: April 6 – Richard I of England (born 1157), Poitevin and Occitan poet See also Poetry 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 References Category:12th-century poetry Poetry