1667 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.Events
- April 27 - The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old John Milton seals a contract for publication of his epic poem Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel Simmons for an initial payment of £5. The first edition is published in October in 10 books and sells out in eighteen months.
Works published
- Nicholas Billingsley, Thesauro-Phulakion; or, A Treasury of Divine Raptures
- Charles Cotton, Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie published anonymously
- Jeremias de Dekker, Lof der Geldzucht, Dutch
- Sir John Denham, On Mr Abraham Cowley His Death, and Burial Amongst the Ancient Poets
- John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis; The Year of Wonders, 1666
- John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Katherine Philips, Poems: By the most deservedly admired Mrs Katherine Philips the Matchless Orinda, published posthumously
Births
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- November 30 - Jonathan Swift, Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet
- John Pomfret, English poet and clergyman
- Wali Mohammed Wali, also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi, Indian, Urdu-language poet
- Ned Ward, English satirical writer and publican
Deaths
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