1190s in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

1195:

• Folquet de Marselha gives up poetry to take up the religious life

1197:

• Salh d'Escola enters a cloister in Bergerac and gives up composing

1198:

• Bertran de Born's last datable poem

1199:

• Gaucelm Faidit composed a planh on the death of Richard the Lionheart

Works published

1192:

• Approx. date of Layla and Majnun by Nezami

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:

1190:

• Gonzalo de Berceo (died 1264), Spanish poet especially on religious themes
• Pietro della Vigna (died 1249), Italian jurist, diplomat, poet, and sonneteer of the Sicilian School
• Yuan Haowen (died 1257), Chinese Sanqu poetry writer

1191:

• Janna, Kannada poet

1193:

• Shang Dao (died 1258), Chinese Sanqu poet

1196:

• Alberico da Romano (died 1260), patron and troubadour

1198:

• Fujiwara no Tameie (died 1275), Japanese poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

1190:

• Khaqani Shirvani, Persian
• Saigyō Hōshi, Japan

1193:

• Fan Chengda, Song

1196:

• Alfonso II of Aragon, an Occitan troubadour
• Basava, writing in Kannada

1197:

• Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
• Owain Cyfeiliog, one of the Welsh Poets of the Princes
• Ermengard of Narbonne, patron of troubadours

1199:

• April 6 — Richard the Lionheart, Poitevin and Occitan poet

See also

• Poetry
• 12th century in poetry
• 12th century in literature
• List of years in poetry

Other events:

• Other events of the 12th century
• Other events of the 13th century

12th century:

• 12th century in poetry
• 12th century in literature

Notes