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  2. 17th century in literature - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of Puritan poets - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:17th-century literature - Wikipedia

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    English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... 17th-century literature of England (2 C, 4 P) F. 17th-century French ...

  5. List of literary movements - Wikipedia

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    A 17th-century English Baroque school using extended conceit, often (though not always) about religion [18] [19] John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell: Cavalier Poets: 17th-century English Baroque royalist poets, writing primarily about courtly love, called Sons of Ben (after Ben Jonson) [20] Richard Lovelace, William Davenant: Euphuism

  6. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    The Faerie Queene (Early Modern English) by Edmund Spenser (1596) Venus and Adonis (1593) and Lucrece (1594) (Early Modern English) by Shakespeare; The Dam San of the Ede people (now in Vietnam) is often considered to appear in the 16th or 17th century. [8] [9]

  7. Category:17th-century English writers - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:17th-century English male writers and Category:17th-century English women writers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.

  8. Category:17th-century English poets - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "17th-century English poets" The following 189 pages are in this category, out of 189 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  9. Category:17th-century English novels - Wikipedia

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    17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd ... Pages in category "17th-century English novels" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.