1593 in literature

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See also: 1592 in literature, other events of 1593, 1594 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] New books

• Bible of Kralice, first complete translation of the Bible into Czech

[edit] New drama

• Christopher Marlowe - The Massacre at Paris
• George Peele - Famous Chronicle of King Edward the First

[edit] Poetry

• Michael Drayton
  • Idea: The Shepherd's Garland
  • The Legend of Piers Gaveston

[edit] Non-fiction

• Richard Hooker -Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
• Antonio Possevino - Bibliotheca selecta

[edit] Births

• April 3 - George Herbert, poet
• May 20 - Salomo Glassius, theologian

[edit] Deaths

• February 6 - Jacques Amyot, translator
• May 30 - Christopher Marlowe, dramatist and poet (born 1564)
• date unknown - Jeong Cheol, Korean poet