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1675 in poetry

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List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1672
1673
1674
1675
1676
1677
1678
+...

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

Events

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Works published

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  • Charles Cotton:
    • Burlesque upon Burlesque; or, The Scoffer Scoft, published anonymously[1]
    • The Scoffer Scoft, the second part of the above Burlesque [...][1]
  • Thomas Hobbes, translator, The Odyssey of Homer (the author's translation of the Iliad was published in 1676)[1]
  • Richard Leigh, Poems, upon Several Occasions, and, to Several Persons[1]
  • Edward Phillips, editorTheatrum Poetarum; or, A Compleat Collection of the Poets of all Ages[1]

Other

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  • René Le Bossu, Traité du Poeme Epique, a systematic description of epic poetry, based on Aristotle; the book was very favorably received; criticism, France[2]

Births

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

Deaths

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  2. ^ Paul, Harry Gilbert, John Dennis: his life and criticism, page 159, New York: Columbia University Press, 1911, retrieved via Google Books on February 11, 2010