1662 in poetry explained

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]
• Michael Wigglesworth, The Day of Doom or a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgment, a "doggerel epitome of Calvinistic theology", according to the anthology, Colonial Prose and Poetry (1903), that "attained immediately a phenomenal popularity. Eighteen hundred copies were sold within a year, and for the next century it held a secure place in [New England] 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
• Jacob Steendam, Praise of New Netherland, Dutch, Colonial American^[4]
• Joost van den Vondel, Joannes de Boetgezant ("John the Baptist"), epic, 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 - Samuel Wesley (died 1735), English 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 and References

1. [Mark Van Doren]
2. Book: Cox, Michael. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-860634-6.
3. Book: Trent. William P.. Wells. Benjamin W.. Colonial Prose and Poetry: The Beginnings of Americanism 1650-1710. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. 1901. 47–48. 2.
4. Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602 - 1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press