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1585 in poetry

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

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Events

  • Irish poet Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire composes the poem Labhram ar iongnaibh Éireann.
  • On the death of Pierre de Ronsard, Philippe Desportes became "recognized indisputably as France's greatest living poet," according to 20th century scholar Bernard Weinberg.

    • Works published

  • Giordano Bruno, Italy:
  • L’Infini de l’univers et les mondes
  • De gli eroici furori ("The Heroic Enthusiasts"), a sonnet sequence and commentaries concerning the philosophy of love and love as a means of mystical ascent; dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney
  • Cabala del Cavallo pegaseo

    • Births

  • January 31 – Daniel Schwenter (died 1636), German Orientalist, polymath, poet and librarian
  • March 16 – Gerbrand Bredero (died 1618), Dutch poet and playwright
  • October 11 – Johann Heermann (died 1647), German poet and hymn writer
  • November 1 – Jan Brożek (died 1652), Polish mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector
  • December 13 – William Drummond of Hawthornden (died 1649), Scottish poet
  • Also:
  • Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, née Elizabeth Tanfield (died 1639), English poet, translator and dramatist
  • Ján Filický born about this year (died 1623), Slovak poet
  • Fang Weiyi (died 1668), Chinese woman poet

    • Deaths

  • Paolo Giovio, birth year not known, Italian, Latin-language poet
  • Ambrosius Lobwasser died (born 1515), German
  • December 27 – Pierre de Ronsard (born 1524), French

    • References

    1585 in poetry Wikipedia
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