1637 in poetry explained
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Events
Works published
- Sir William Alexander, Recreations with the Muses, contains Four Monarchicke Tragedies, Doomesday, A Paraenesis to Prince Henry (all previously published), and Jonathan: An heroicke poem[1]
- Arthur Johnston, Scottish poet writing in Latin
- Psalmorum Davidis paraphrasis poetica et canticorum evangelicorum, translation of the Psalms
- Deliciae poetarum Scotorum huius aevi illustrium, edited anthology
- Thomas Jordan, Poeticall Varieties; or, Varietie of Fancies[1] including "Coronemus nos Rosis antequam marcescant" ("Let us drink and be merry")
- Ralph Knevet, Funerall Elegies, elegies on Lady Katherine Paston[1]
- Shackerley Marmion, The Legend of Cupid and Psyche[1]
- Nathaniel Whiting, Le hore di recreatione; or, The Pleasant Historie of Albino and Bellama[1]
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- Before July - Henry Adamson (born 1581), Scottish poet and historian
- February 3 - Gervase Markham (born 1568), English poet and writer
- May 29 - Jiří Třanovský, also known as "Juraj Tranovský" or "Georgius Tranoscius" (Latinized) (born 1592), Czech and Slovak hymnwriter, sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the "Luther of the Slavs"
- July 26 - Philippe Habert (born 1604), French poet
- August 10 - Edward King (born 1612), Irish poet writing in Latin in England; a friend of John Milton who writes "Lycidas" in his memory (contributed to Justa Edouardo King Naufrago, 1638); drowned in shipwreck in the Irish Sea
- c. August 16 - Ben Jonson (born 1572), English playwright and poet
- Johannes Narssius (born 1580), Dutch-born New Latin poet and physician
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Cox, Michael. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-860634-6. registration.
