1636 in poetry
This article covers 1636 in poetry Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works published
- Richard Brathwaite, The Fatall Nuptiall; or, Mournefull Marriage, anonymously published
- John Saltmarsh, Poemata sacra
- Wye Saltonstall, Ovids Heroicall Epistles, translated from the Latin of Ovid's Heroides
- Longinus, On the Sublime, an edition by Gerard Langbaine at Oxford; a widely known edition; Ancient Greek criticism; twice reprinted before 1551
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 1 - Jacques Cassagne, French clergyman, poet and moralist
- April 7 - Gregório de Matos,, Brazilian Baroque poet
- November 1 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic
- Also:
- * Jean de Montigny, French poet and philosopher
- * Thomas Traherne, born this year or in 1637, English poet and religious writer
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:- January 19 - Daniel Schwenter, German Orientalist, mathematician, inventor, poet and librarian
- August 25 - Bhai Gurdas, Punjabi Sikh scholar, poet and scribe of the ''Adi Granth''