1604 in literature
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[edit] Events
- Isaac Casaubon becomes sub-librarian of the royal library in Paris.
- Construction of the Red Bull Theatre in London.
[edit] New books
- Thomas Dekker - News from Gravesend
- Thomas Dekker - The Meeting of Gallants at an Ordinary
- John Stow - Revised edition of Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles
[edit] New drama
- Thomas Dekker & Thomas Middleton - The Honest Whore, Part 1
- John Marston - The Malcontent
- Thomas Middleton - Michaelmas Term
- William Shakespeare - Othello
[edit] Births
- May 10 - Jean Mairet, dramatist (died 1686)
- October 16 - Assoucy, burlesque poet (died 1677)
- date unknown - Isaac Ambrose, diarist (died c1663)
- date unknown - Charles Cotin, philosopher and poet (died 1681)
- date unknown - Nicholas French, pamphleteer (died 1678)
- date unknown - Jasper Mayne, dramatist (died 1672)
[edit] Deaths
- February 25 - Manuel da Costa, Jesuit historian (born 1541)
- March 4 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, theologian (born 1539)
- March 13 - Arnaud d'Ossat, diplomat and writer (born 1537)
- June 24 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, alleged author of Shakespeare's works (born 1550)
- August 3 - Bernardino de Mendoza, military historian (born c1540)
- September 10 - William Morgan, Bible translator (born 1545)
- October 8 - Janus Dousa, historian and poet (born 1545)
- date unknown - Thomas Churchyard, poet (born c1520)
- date unknown - Isabella Andreini, actress and writer (born 1564)
- date unknown - Juan Jose Marti, novelist (born c1570)
- date unknown - Thomas Storer, poet (born c1571)
