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6th century in poetry

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Arabic world

Pre-Islamic poetry at its height as the Arabic language emerges as a literary language.

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Poets

  • 'Abid ibn al-Abras, (d. 554)
  • Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560)
  • 'Alqama ibn 'Abada
  • Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625)
  • al-Nabighah al-Dhubyani
  • Amr ibn Kulthum ( - c. 584?)
  • Antara Ibn Shaddad (d. c. 580)
  • Asma bint Marwan
  • Harith Ibn Hilliza Ul-Yashkuri (approx.)
  • Imru' al-Qais flourished mid-century; purported inventor of the Qasida form
  • Ka'b bin Zuhayr flourished during the time of Mohammed, son of Zuhayr
  • Labīd (560–661)
  • Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560), a Jewish poet writing in Arabic
  • Tarafah ibn al 'Abd
  • Zuhayr (520–609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet, father of Ka'b bin Zuhayr

    • Poets

    Listed in order by year of birth, if known or estimated:

  • Aneirin, a Brythonic Bard, flourishes in Cumbria toward the end of the century
  • Arator, of Liguria, writing in Latin
  • Sigisteus, Vandal count, patron of Parthenius (poet) and a poet himself
  • Parthenius (poet) patronized by the Vandal Count Sigisteus
  • Jacob of Serugh (451 – Nov. 521), writing in Syriac
  • Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505) of Carthage, a Latin poet
  • Magnus Felix Ennodius (474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
  • Coluthus of Lycopolis (fl. 491-518), writing in Greek
  • Venantius Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
  • Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), the earliest identified Welsh poet
  • Chilperic I (c. 539 – September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
  • Saint Columbanus (c. 543–615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer

    • Works

  • Taliesin (c. 534 – c. 599), whose work has survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.
  • 544 – Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi

    • Poets

  • Musaeus
  • Agathias (c. 536–582/594)
  • Paulus Silentiarius (died 575–580),
  • Romanos the Melodist (approx.)
  • Procopius (c. 500–565)

    • Poets

  • Dandi, writing in Sanskrit (approx.)

    • Poets

  • Su Xiaoxiao (died 501), famous Chinese courtesan and poet. Famous for writing the poem of Xhue Cheng.

    • Timeline

  • 500 – Procopius born about this year (died 565)
  • 501 Su Xiaoxiao died, famous Chinese courtesan and poet
  • 505 – Blossius Aemilius Dracontius born about this year (born 455) of Carthage, a Latin poet
  • 520 – Zuhayr born (died 609), Arabic pre-Islamic poet
  • 521
  • July 17 – Magnus Felix Ennodius died (born 474 – July 17, 521), Bishop of Pavia and poet, writing in Latin
  • November – Jacob of Serugh died (born 451), writing in Syriac
  • 530 – Venantius Fortunatus born (c. 530 – c. 600), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
  • 534 – Taliesin born about this year (died c. 599), the earliest identified Welsh poet
  • 536 – Agathias born about this year (died 582/594); Ancient Greek poet and historian
  • 539 – Chilperic I born (died September 584) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
  • 543 – Saint Columbanus (died 615), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer
  • 544 – Arator declaims his poem De Actibus Apostolorum in the Church of San Pietro-in-Vinculi
  • 554 – 'Abid ibn al-Abris died about this year; Arabic poet
  • 560:
  • Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya died about this year; Jewish poet writing in Arabic
  • Labīd born this year (died 661); Arabic poet
  • 565 – Procopius died (born about 500)
  • 570 – Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha born (died 625)
  • 580 – Antara Ibn Shaddad died about this year; Arabic poet
  • 584
  • (September) – Chilperic I died (born 539) Frankish king of Neustria and a Latin poet
  • Amr ibn Kulthum died about this year; Arabic poet
  • 599 – Taliesin died about this year (born c. 534), the earliest identified Welsh poet

    • References

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