1626 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1626.
Events
- December – Izaak Walton marries Rachel Floud.
New books
Prose
- Francis Bacon – The New Atlantis
- Nicholas Breton – Fantastickes
- Robert Fludd – Philosophia Sacra[1]
- Marie de Gournay – Femmes et Grief des Dames (The Ladies' Grievance)
- Francisco de Quevedo – El Buscón
Drama
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft – Baeto, oft oorsprong der Holanderen
- John Fletcher and collaborators – The Fair Maid of the Inn
- William Heminges – The Jews' Tragedy
- Jean Mairet – La Sylvie
- Philip Massinger – A New Way to Pay Old Debts
- Thomas May – Cleopatra
- Thomas Middleton – The Triumphs of Health and Prosperity[2]
- Tirso de Molina – La Huerta de San Juan
- James Shirley – The Maid's Revenge; The Brothers
Births
- January – Robert Howard, English dramatist and politician (died 1698)
- February 5 – Madame de Sévigné, French letter writer (died 1696)
- March 12 – John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (died 1697)
- June 3 – Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, French writer and translator (died 1703)
- Unknown dates
- Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater, English poet and dramatist (died 1663)
- Alonso de Olmedo y Ormeño, Spanish actor and dramatist (died 1682)
Deaths
- February – William Rowley, English dramatist (born c. 1585)
- February 28 – Cyril Tourneur, English dramatist (born 1575)
- September 25
- Lancelot Andrewes, English scholar and bishop (born 1555)
- Théophile de Viau, French poet and dramatist (born 1590)
- October 19 – Béroalde de Verville, French poet and novelist (born 1556)
- December 8 – Sir John Davies, English poet (born 1569)
- Unknown dates
- Nicholas Breton, English poet and novelist (born c. 1545)
- Samuel Purchas, English miscellanist and travel writer (born c. 1577)
References
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