1614 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Events
- May 24 - Lope de Vega becomes a priest.
Works published
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- Anonymous, The Life and Death of Hector, often attributed erroneously to Thomas Heywood; a free paraphrase in modernized verse of John Lydgate's Troy Book 1513
- Sir William Alexander, Doomes-day; or, The Great Day of the Lords Judgement
- Richard Brathwaite, published anonymously, The Poets Willow; or, The Passionate Shepheard
- William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe
- George Chapman:
- * Andromeda Liberata; or, The Nuptials of Perseus and Andromeda, on the marriage of Robert Carr, earl of Somerset, and Frances Howard, formerly countess of Essex
- * Homers Odysses, publication year uncertain, Books 1-12
- Sir Arthur Gorges, Poems by William Drummond. Of Hawthornden, publication year uncertain
- Richard Niccols, The Furies. With Vertues Encomium; or, The Image of Honour
- John Norden, The Labyrinth of Mans Life; or Vertues Delieght and Envies Opposite
- Sir Thomas Overbury, A Wife, Now a Widdowe, expanded edition containing the author's Characters, published posthumously
- Joshua Sylvester, translated from the French of Jean Bertaut, The Parliament of Vertues Royal, also includes translations of verse by Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
- George Wither, ''A Satyre''
Other
- Miguel de Cervantes, Viaje del Parnaso, also known as Viaje al Parnaso, dedicated to Rodrigo de Tapia and printed by the widow of Alonso Martín, Spain
- Lope de Vega, Rimas sacras, Spain
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- October 12 - Henry More, English philosopher and poet
- Also:
- * Nicolaes Borremans, Dutch Remonstrants preacher, poet, and editor
- * John Denham born this year or 1615, English poet and courtier
- * Hallgrímur Pétursson, one of Iceland's most famous poets and a clergyman
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- October 9 - Bonaventura Vulcanius, Dutch humanist scholar and poet
- July 15 - Pierre de Bourdeille, also known as Brantôme, French soldier, historian, biographer and poet
- Also:
- * Francisco de Andrada, Portuguese historian and poet
- * Rhys Cain, Welsh-language poet
- * Vitsentzos Kornaros, died this year or 1613, Cretan poet of the Greek Renaissance who wrote the romantic epic poem Erotokritos
- * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, Spanish aristocrat, religious poet and author
- * Konoe Nobutada, Japanese courtier and man of letters known as a poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist
- * Bartosz Paprocki, Polish and Czech writer, historiographer, translator, and poet
- * Cristóbal de Virués, Spanish playwright and poet