17th-century literature

group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterised by the inventive use of conceits and an emphasis on the spoken rather than lyrical quality of their verse

Sefāret-nāme (سفارت نامه), literally the book of embassy, was a genre in the Turkish literature which was closely related to seyahatname (the book of travels), but was specific to the recounting of journeys and experiences of an Ottoman ambassador in a foreign, usually European, land and capital. Sefâretnâme were edited by their authors with a view to their presentation to the Sultan, and to his high administration, thus also bearing a semi-official character, their objective being to make them "feel" the foreign country in question, as much as informing on it. For this reason, and for the lit

Parodic verse by Paul Scarron (1648)

overview of literature-related events during the 17th century