1667 in poetry explained

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

• April 27  - The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old John Milton seals a contract for publication of his epic poem Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel Simmons for an initial payment of £5.^{[1] [2] [3]} The first edition is published in October^[2] in 10 books and sells out in eighteen months^[4] (second edition, in 12 books, published 1674).

Works published

• Nicholas Billingsley, Thesauro-Phulakion; or, A Treasury of Divine Raptures^[5]
• Charles Cotton, Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie published anonymously (see also Scarronides 1665, 1665)^[5]
• Jeremias de Dekker (died 1666), Lof der Geldzucht ("In praise of avarice" - satire), Dutch
• Sir John Denham, On Mr Abraham Cowley His Death, and Burial Amongst the Ancient Poets^[5]
• John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis; The Year of Wonders, 1666^[5]
• John Milton, Paradise Lost^[5]
• Katherine Philips, Poems: By the most deservedly admired Mrs Katherine Philips the Matchless Orinda, published posthumously^[5]

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• November 30  - Jonathan Swift (died 1745), Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet
• John Pomfret (died 1702), English poet and clergyman
• Wali Mohammed Wali, also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi (died 1707), Indian, Urdu-language poet
• Ned Ward (died 1731), English satirical writer and publican

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• May 2 (O.S.)  - George Wither (born 1588), English poet and satirist
• May 14  - Georges de Scudéry (born 1601), French novelist, dramatist and poet; elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry
• July 12 (bur.)  - Jan Vos (born 1612), Dutch playwright and poet
• July 28  - Abraham Cowley (born 1618), English poet
• August 31  - Johann von Rist (born 1607), German poet, hymnodist and dramatist

See also

• Poetry
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature
• Restoration literature

Notes and References

1. Equivalent to approximately £7,400 income in 2008. Web site: Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present. MeasuringWorth. 2010. 2011-03-13.
2. Web site: Gordon. Campbell. Milton, John (1608–1674). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2004. 2013-07-05. 10.1093/ref:odnb/18800. The sums involved are modest but quite normal..
3. Lindenbaum. Peter. 1995. Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century: New Evidence on their Relations. The Library. Oxford University Press. s6-17. 3. 250–269. 0024-2160. 10.1093/library/s6-17.3.250.
4. Web site: John Milton's Paradise Lost. The Morgan Library & Museum. 2011-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174000/http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp. 2011-07-21. dead.
5. Book: Cox, Michael. The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. 2004. 0-19-860634-6. registration.