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| * April 27 – The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old ] seals a contract for publication of his epic poem '']'' with London printer ] for an initial payment of £5.<ref>Equivalent to approximately £7,400 income in 2008. {{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/|work=MeasuringWorth|year=2010|title=Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present|accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref><ref name="ODNB Milton">{{cite web|first=Gordon|last=Campbell|title=Milton, John (1608–1674)|work=]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18800|accessdate=2013-07-05|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18800|quote=The sums involved are modest but quite normal.}} {{ODNBsub}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Lindenbaum|first=Peter|year=1995|title=Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century: New Evidence on their Relations|journal=The Library|publisher=Oxford University Press|volume=s6-17|issue=3|pages=250–269|issn=0024-2160|doi=10.1093/library/s6-17.3.250|url=http://library.oxfordjournals.org/content/s6-17/3/250.extract}}</ref> The first edition is published in October<ref name="ODNB Milton"/> in 10 books and sells out in eighteen months<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp|title=John Milton's Paradise Lost|publisher=]|accessdate=2011-04-25}}</ref> (second edition, in 12 books, published ]).<ref name=cocel/> | * April 27 – The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old ] seals a contract for publication of his epic poem '']'' with London printer ] for an initial payment of £5.<ref>Equivalent to approximately £7,400 income in 2008. {{cite web|url=http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/|work=MeasuringWorth|year=2010|title=Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present|accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref><ref name="ODNB Milton">{{cite web|first=Gordon|last=Campbell|title=Milton, John (1608–1674)|work=]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18800|accessdate=2013-07-05|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18800|quote=The sums involved are modest but quite normal.}} {{ODNBsub}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Lindenbaum|first=Peter|year=1995|title=Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century: New Evidence on their Relations|journal=The Library|publisher=Oxford University Press|volume=s6-17|issue=3|pages=250–269|issn=0024-2160|doi=10.1093/library/s6-17.3.250|url=http://library.oxfordjournals.org/content/s6-17/3/250.extract}}</ref> The first edition is published in October<ref name="ODNB Milton"/> in 10 books and sells out in eighteen months<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp|title=John Milton's Paradise Lost|publisher=]|accessdate=2011-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174000/http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/milton.asp|archive-date=2011-07-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> (second edition, in 12 books, published ]).<ref name=cocel/> | ||
| ==Works published== | ==Works published== | ||
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Overview of the events of 1667 in poetry
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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
- April 27 – The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old John Milton seals a contract for publication of his epic poem Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel Simmons for an initial payment of £5. The first edition is published in October in 10 books and sells out in eighteen months (second edition, in 12 books, published 1674).
Works published
- Nicholas Billingsley, Thesauro-Phulakion; or, A Treasury of Divine Raptures
- Charles Cotton, Scarronides; or, Virgile Travestie published anonymously (see also Scarronides 1665, 1665)
- Jeremias de Dekker (died 1666), Lof der Geldzucht ("In praise of avarice" - satire), Dutch
- Sir John Denham, On Mr Abraham Cowley His Death, and Burial Amongst the Ancient Poets
- John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis; The Year of Wonders, 1666
- John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Katherine Phillips, Poems: By the most deservedly admired Mrs Katherine Philips the Matchless Orinda, published posthumously
Births
Death years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- November 30 – Jonathan Swift (died 1745), Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet
- John Pomfret (died 1702), English poet and clergyman
- Wali Mohammed Wali, also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi (died 1707), Indian, Urdu-language poet
- Ned Ward (died 1731), English satirical writer and publican
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding " in poetry" article:
- May 2 (O.S.) – George Wither (born 1588), English poet and satirist
- May 14 – Georges de Scudéry (born 1601), French novelist, dramatist and poet; elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry
- July 12 (bur.) – Jan Vos (born 1612), Dutch playwright and poet
- July 28 – Abraham Cowley (born 1618), English poet
- August 31 – Johann von Rist (born 1607), German poet, hymnodist and dramatist
See also
Notes
- Equivalent to approximately £7,400 income in 2008. "Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present". MeasuringWorth. 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ Campbell, Gordon (2004). "Milton, John (1608–1674)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18800. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
The sums involved are modest but quite normal.
(subscription or UK public library membership required) - Lindenbaum, Peter (1995). "Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century: New Evidence on their Relations". The Library. s6-17 (3). Oxford University Press: 250–269. doi:10.1093/library/s6-17.3.250. ISSN 0024-2160.
- "John Milton's Paradise Lost". The Morgan Library & Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.