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Poetry portal; 17th century in literature; Cavalier poets in England, who supported the monarch against the puritans in the English Civil War (1641–1651) Elizabethan literature (1557–1603) Poetry; Restoration literature (1660–1689)
John Milton (1608–1674), most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" (1667), was an English poet with religious beliefs emphasizing central Puritanical views.While the work acted as an expression of his despair over the failure of the Puritan Revolution against the English Catholic Church, it also indicated his optimism in human potential.
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1671–1696 – Madame de Sévigné writes her famous letters. Metaphysical poets - a term made by Samuel Johnson for a group of 17th century English poets. [2] German literature of the Baroque period
Pages in category "17th-century poems" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahe Nila Saila;
In the 18th century Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift wrote famous novels. The 16th century saw outstanding epic poems of Torquato Tasso and Luís de Camões. Later the most well-known poets were Juana Inés de la Cruz, John Milton and Alexander Pope. In turn Jean de La Fontaine and Charles Perrault are appreciated for their fables.
The fashion for coterie poetry of the period gave Donne a means to seek patronage. Many of his poems were written for wealthy friends or patrons, especially for MP Sir Robert Drury of Hawsted (1575–1615), whom he met in 1610 and who became his chief patron, furnishing him and his family an apartment in his large house in Drury Lane. [11]