4th century in poetry
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| Centuries in poetry: | 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century |
| Decades in poetry: | 300s 310s 320s 330s 340s 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s |
| Centuries: | 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century |
Roman empire
Poets
- Ephrem the Syrian (306 - 373), Nisibis, writing in Syriac
- Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. 306/c. 315 - c. 353/c. 366)
- Ausonius (310-395), Bordeaux
- Himerius (315 -386), from Bithynia writing in Greek
- Prudentius (348 - 405/413) in Tarraconensis, writing in Latin
- Claudian ( ? -404)
Dates Unknown:
- Avienus, Volsinii, Etruria, writing in Latin
- Nonnus, Egypt, writing in Greek
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, writing in Greek
- Symphosius, perhaps North African, writing in Latin
- Tryphiodorus, Egypt, writing in Greek
- Palladas, Alexandria, Egypt, writing in Greek
South Asia
- Kalidasa, writing in Sanskrit
- Amara Sinha, Sanskrit grammarian and poet
China
Poets (by date of birth)
- Tao Yuanming (365/372 - 427)
- Xie Lingyun (385-433)[1]
Timeline
- 365 – Tao Qian simplified Chinese: 陶潜; traditional Chinese: 陶潛; pinyin: Táo Qián; Wade–Giles: T'ao Ch'ien, also known as Tao Yuanming 陶淵明, perhaps born this year (died 427)
- 385 – Xie Lingyun (died 433)
References
- ^ Minford, John; Lau, Joseph S. M. (2000). Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations. Chinese University Press. p. 523. ISBN 9789629960483.