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e. 1605–1615 – Miguel de Cervantes writes the two parts of Don Quixote. 1616: April – Death of both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. 1630-1651: William Bradford writes Of Plymouth Plantation, journals that are considered the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and their government. 1660–1669 – Samuel Pepys writes ...
The late 17th, early 18th century (1689–1750) in English literature is known as the Augustan Age. Writers at this time "greatly admired their Roman counterparts, imitated their works and frequently drew parallels between" contemporary world and the age of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 AD – BC 14) [52] (see Augustan literature (ancient Rome)).
John Milton. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by ...
Tarka-Sangraha. Ten Small Mantras. Categories: 2nd-millennium books. Public domain books. 17th-century literature. 17th-century works. Hidden category: Commons category link from Wikidata.
Tom a Lincoln. Categories: 17th-century novels. 17th-century literature of England. English novels.
S. 17th-century science fiction novels (4 C) 17th-century Spanish novels (7 P) Categories: 17th-century literature. 17th-century books. Fiction set in the 17th century. Novels by century.
John Donne (/ dʌn / DUN; 1571 or 1572 [a] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. [2] Under Royal Patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). [1] He is considered the preeminent representative of the ...
e. English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon invaders in the fifth century, are called Old English.