1662 in poetry
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
- John Dryden made a member of the Royal Society[1]
Works published
Great Britain
- Sir Aston Cockayne, Poems, second edition of Small Poems of Divers Sorts 1658[2]
- John Dryden, To My Lord Chancellor, Presented on New-Years-Day[2]
- Puritan households. As late as 1828 it was stated that many aged persons were still alive who could repeat it, as it had been taught them with their catechism; and the more widely one reads in the voluminous sermons of that generation, the more fair will its representation of prevailing theology in New England appear."[3]English-born clergyman published in New England.
Other
- Jean de La Fontaine, Ode au roi ("Ode to the King"), which defends Nicolas Fouquet, France
- Michel de Marolles, Traité du poème épique, France
- Dutch, Colonial American[4]
- Dutch
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- October 6 (bapt.) - William Walsh (died 1708), English poet and critic
- December 17 - poet and religious leader
- Naitō Jōsō (died 1704), Japanese Genroku period haiku poet, a principal disciple of Bashō
- John Smith (died 1717), English poet and playwright
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- March 28 - Pierre de Boissat (born 1603), French soldier, writer, poet and translator
- March 30 - François le Métel de Boisrobert (born 1592), French
See also
- Poetry
- List of years in poetry
- 17th century in poetry
- 17th century in literature
- Restoration literature
Notes
- ^ Mark Van Doren, John Dryden: A Study of His Poetry, p 14, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, second edition, 1946 ("First Midland Book edition 1960")
- ^ ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
- ^ Trent, William P.; Wells, Benjamin W. (1903). Colonial Prose and Poetry: The Beginnings of Americanism 1650-1710 (Single-volume ed.). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. pp. 47–48.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
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