1623 in literature
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See also: 1622 in literature, other events of 1623, 1624 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Publication of the First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's works.
- Procopius's long-lost Secret History is rediscovered in the Vatican Library.
- François le Métel de Boisrobert comes under the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu.
[edit] New books
- Tommaso Campanella - Civitas Solis ("The City of the Sun")
- William Drummond of Hawthornden - Flowers of Sion
- Giambattista Marini - Adone
- Antonio de Leon Pinelo - Discurso de la importancia, de la forma, y de la disposicion de la colleccion de las leyes de Indias
- George Wither - Hymnes and Songs of the Church
[edit] New drama
- Richard Brome - A Fault in Friendship
- John Fletcher and Philip Massinger - The Lover's Progress
- John Fletcher and William Rowley - The Maid in the Mill
- Philip Massinger - The Bondman
- Thomas Middleton and William Rowley - The Spanish Gypsy
- John Webster - The Duchess of Malfi
[edit] Births
- June 19 - Blaise Pascal, philosopher (died 1662)
- October 17 - Francis Turretin, theologian (died 1687)
- date unknown - Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, biographer, poet and philosopher (died 1673)
- date unknown - Henri Sauval, historian (died 1676)
[edit] Deaths
- January 15 - Paolo Sarpi, church historian (born 1552)
- August 6 - Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare), widow of William Shakespeare (born 1556)
- November 9 - William Camden, historian (born 1551)
- November 11 - Philippe de Mornay, Protestant writer (born 1549)
- date unknown - John Cameron, theologian (born c1579)
- date unknown - Philipp Clüver, historian (born 1580)
- date unknown - Tulsidas, Hindu philosopher and poet (born 1532)
