4th century BC in poetry

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The Hellenistic World

Poets (by date of birth)

Aratus of Soli (c. 315/310 - 240 BC), Macedonia, in Greek
Theocritus (c. 310 - c. 250 BC), in Greek^[1]
Callimachus (c. 305 - c. 240 BC), Alexandria, in Greek^[2]

Works

China

Poets (by date of birth)

Qu Yuan (340 - 278 BC)^[3]

Works

Chu Ci, the second great anthology of early Chinese poetry

References

^ "Theocritus | Greek poet | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
^ Sharrock, Alison; Ashley, Rhiannon (2013-04-15). Fifty Key Classical Authors. Routledge. pp. 145, 146. doi:10.4324/9780203446911. ISBN 978-0-203-44691-1.
^ "Bibliography", Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (Vol. I), BRILL, pp. 781–791, 2010-01-01, doi:10.1163/9789047444664_004, ISBN 9789004191273, retrieved 2022-07-08

[1] "Theocritus | Greek poet | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

[2] Sharrock, Alison; Ashley, Rhiannon (2013-04-15). Fifty Key Classical Authors. Routledge. pp. 145, 146. doi:10.4324/9780203446911. ISBN 978-0-203-44691-1.

[3] "Bibliography", Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (Vol. I), BRILL, pp. 781–791, 2010-01-01, doi:10.1163/9789047444664_004, ISBN 9789004191273, retrieved 2022-07-08

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Centuries in poetry
5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC
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Centuries
5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC
Dates in this period are often estimated or disputed