1508 in poetry

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List of years in poetry (table)
In literature
1505
1506
1507
1508
1509
1510
1511

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Scotland[]

  • Anonymous, Golagros and Gawain, a Middle Scots romance written in the late 15th century in alliterative metre; based on two episodes from the First Continuation of Chretien de Troyes' Perceval, ou le Conte du Graal[1]
  • , Porteous of Nobleness, a Scots version of Alain Chartier's Le Breviaire des Nobles[1]
  • William Dunbar:
    • The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy, and Other Poems, a fragmentary text of The Flyting, to which is added two short poems, "Wythin a garth", attributed to Henryson, and "Devise, prowes and eke humilitee", by an anonymous author[1]
    • The Golden Targe[1]
  • Henry the Minstrel, also known as Blind Harry, The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, publication year uncertain; written c. 1478 in Scots verse, supposedly derived from a Latin original; one of the most popular works of Scottish poetry of this era[1]
  • Robert Henryson, Orpheus and Eurydice, published anonymously, publication year uncertain[1]
  • Richard Holland, Buke of the Howlat, publication year uncertain; written c. 1450, in the poem an assembly of birds hears the Owl bitterly complaining against Dame Nature for making him ugly[1]
  • John Lydgate, The Complaint of the Black Knight

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Deaths[]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860634-6
  2. ^ Web page titled "Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database: Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603 Table of Contents", at the Stanford University Library website, retrieved June 20, 2009. Archived 2009-07-22.
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