1676 in poetry

Overview of the events of 1676 in poetry

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Events

Thomas Hobbes, translator, Homer's Iliads in English: To which may be added Homer's Odysses (Hobbes's translation of the Odyssey was published in 1675)^[1]
Benjamin Tompson, New Englands Crisis. Or a Brief Narrative, of New-Englands Lamentable Estate at Present [...], reprinted for the most part in New-England's Tears for Her Present Miseries, also published this year; English Colonial America^[2]
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester:
- A New Collection of the Choicest Songs, including "While on those lovely looks I gaze," by John Wilmot, London^[3]
- year uncertain – Corydon and Cloris or, The Wanton Sheepherdess, a broadside, London^[3]

Isaac de Benserade, Métamorphoses d'Ovide, written in rondeaux form; received such a bad critical reception that it hurt the author's reputation, although he remained popular; France
Peter Folger, A Looking-Glass for the Times, English Colonial America^[2]

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

May 27 – Paul Gerhardt (born 1607), German hymn writer
June 25 – François Hédelin (born 1604), French abbé of Aubignac and Meymac, poet, playwright, scholar and drama theorist
September 4 – John Ogilby (born 1600), Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer
October 26 – Jean Desmarets (born 1595), French poet and playwright
December 18 – Edward Benlowes (born 1603), English

^ Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
^ ^a ^b Ludwig, Richard M., and Clifford A. Nault, Jr., Annals of American Literature: 1602–1983, 1986, New York: Oxford University Press
^ ^a ^b Web page titled "John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680)" at the Poetry Foundation website, retrieved April 11, 2009. Archived August 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2009-05-02.

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