1676 in poetry explained

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

Works published

Great Britain

• Thomas Hobbes, translator, Homer's Iliads in English: To which may be added Homer's Odysses (Hobbes's translation of the Odyssey was published in 1675)^[1]
• Benjamin Tompson, New Englands Crisis. Or a Brief Narrative, of New-Englands Lamentable Estate at Present [...], reprinted for the most part in New-England's Tears for Her Present Miseries, also published this year; English Colonial America
• John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester:
  • A New Collection of the Choicest Songs, including "While on those lovely looks I gaze," by John Wilmot, London^[2]
  • year uncertain  - Corydon and Cloris or, The Wanton Sheepherdess, a broadside, London^[2]

Other

• Isaac de Benserade, Métamorphoses d'Ovide, written in rondeaux form; received such a bad critical reception that it hurt the author's reputation, although he remained popular; France
• Peter Folger, A Looking-Glass for the Times, English Colonial America^[3]

Births

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

• July 14  - Caspar Abel (died 1763), German theologian, historian and poet
• December 30  - John Philips (died 1709), English

Deaths

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

• May 27  - Paul Gerhardt (born 1607), German hymn writer
• June 25  - François Hédelin (born 1604), French abbé of Aubignac and Meymac, poet, playwright, scholar and drama theorist
• September 4  - John Ogilby (born 1600), Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer
• October 26  - Jean Desmarets (born 1595), French poet and playwright
• December 18  - Edward Benlowes (born 1603), English

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,
2. Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. 2009-05-02.
3. Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602 - 1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press