1632 in literature
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See also: 1631 in literature, other events of 1632, 1633 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Death of Marta de Nevares, mistress of Lope de Vega.
[edit] New books
- Galileo Galilei - Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)
- John Milton - L'Allegro
- Thomas Randolph - The Muses' Looking-Glass
[edit] New drama
- William Alabaster - Roxana (first performed during the 1590s)
- Nathaniel Field & Philip Massinger - The Fatal Dowry
- Ben Jonson - The Magnetic Lady
- John Lyly - Six Court Comedies (published posthumously)
- Philip Massinger - The City Madam
[edit] Births
- January 29 - Johann Georg Graevius, classical scholar (died 1730)
- June 10 - Esprit Fléchier, historian (died 1710)
- August 29 - John Locke, philosopher (died 1704)
- November 23 - Jean Mabillon, palaeographer (died 1707)
- November 24 - Baruch Spinoza, philosopher (died 1677)
- December 17 - Anthony Wood, antiquarian writer (died 1695)
- date unknown - Lancelot Addison, general author and father of Joseph Addison (died 1703)
[edit] Deaths
- February 23 - Giambattista Basile, poet and collector of fairy tales (born c.1570)
- August 25 - Thomas Dekker, dramatist (born c.1572)
- date unknown - Alexandre Hardy, dramatist (born c.1571)
- date unknown - Luís de Sousa, religious writer (born 1555)
