1634 in literature
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See also: 1633 in literature, other events of 1634, 1635 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Académie française founded by Cardinal Richelieu.
- The Two Noble Kinsmen is first entered into the Stationers' Register.
[edit] New books
- Moses Amyraut - Traité de la predestination
- William Haydon - The True Picture and Relation of Prince Henry...
[edit] New drama
- John Milton - Comus (masque)
- Thomas Nabbes - Tottenham Court
[edit] Poetry
- William Habington - Castara (published anonymously)
[edit] Births
- March - Madame de la Fayette, novelist (died 1693)
- July 14 - Pasquier Quesnel, theologian (died 1719)
- December 15 - Thomas Hansen Kingo, poet (died 1703)
- date unknown - Pierre Thomas, memoirist (died 1698)
[edit] Deaths
- May 12 - George Chapman, dramatist, poet and translator Born c.1559
- June 25 - John Marston, dramatist (born 1576)
- date unknown - Randle Cotgrave, lexicographer (born 1587)
- probable - John Webster, dramatist (born c.1580)
