1602 in literature
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See also: 1601 in literature, other events of 1602, 1603 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- May 4 - Richard Hakluyt is installed as prebendary of Westminster.
- November 8 - The Bodleian Library at Oxford University opens to the public.
- Sir Henry Wotton uncovers a plot to murder King James VI of Scotland.
[edit] New books
- Richard Carew - A Survey of Cornwall
[edit] New drama
- John Davies of Hereford - Mirum in Modum
- Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton - Blurt, Master Constable
- John Marston - Antonio and Mellida
- William Shakespeare - Troilus and Cressida
[edit] Births
- March 29 - John Lightfoot, theologian (died 1675)
- May 2 - Athanasius Kircher, scholar (died 1680)
- May 10 - Samuel Newman, Biblical commentator (died 1663)
- date unknown - Robert Baillie, Protestant historian (died 1662)
- date unknown - Juan Pérez de Montalbán, dramatist and poet (died1638)
[edit] Deaths
- February 13 - Alexander Nowell, theologian (born c1507)
- October 13 - Franciscus Junius (the elder), theologian (born 1545)
- October 30 - Jean-Jacques Boissard, poet (born 1528)
- date unknown - Bartholomew Griffin, poet
- date unknown - Jean Passerat, poet and satirist (born 1534)
- date unknown - Jean Pithou, author (born 1534)
