1696 in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.

Events

Tuscan poet Vincenzo da Filicaja becomes governor of Volterra.

Works

Aphra Behn - The Unfortunate Happy Lady
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Poems, On Several Occasions: with Valentinian; a Tragedy, London: Printed by Jacob Tonson, posthumously published

Births

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July 14 - William Oldys, English antiquary, bibliographer and poet
Matthew Green, English writer of light verse and customs official

Deaths

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January 3 - Mary Mollineux, English poet
August 9 - Wacław Potocki, Polish nobleman, moralist, poet and writer
September 8 - Henry Birkhead, English academic, lawyer, Latin poet and founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry
November 26 - Gregório de Matos, Brazilian Baroque poet