1673 in poetry explained

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

Works published

• Sir William Davenant, The Works of Sr William D'Avenant, prose and poetry^[1]
• John Milton, Poems, &. Upon Several Occasions, second edition, revised and expanded, of Poems 1646^[1]

Births

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

• Probable date - John Oldmixon (died 1742), English historian, pamphleteer, poet and critic
• Latest likely date - Pierre des Maizeaux (died 1745), French writer and poet

Deaths

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

• February 17 - Molière (born 1622), French playwright, poet and actor
• March 15 - Salvator Rosa (born 1615), Italian painter and poet
• May 4 - Richard Braithwait (born 1588), English
• May 9 - Jacques Vallée, Sieur Des Barreaux (born 1599), French
• May 19 - Ingen (born 1592), Chinese Linji Chan Buddhist monk, poet and calligrapher
• November 16 - Katarina Zrinska (born 1625), Croatian noblewoman and poet
• December 15 - Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (born 1623), English noblewoman, poet and writer
• Alaol (born 1607), Bengali poet
• Xiao Yuncong (born 1596), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet

See also

• Poetry
• 17th century in poetry
• 17th century in literature
• Restoration literature

Notes and References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004,