1621 in literature

List of years in literature (Table)
… 1611 • 1612 • 1613 • 1614 • 1615 • 1616 • 1617 • 1618 • 1619 • 1620 – 1621 – 1622 • 1623 • 1624 • 1625 • 1626 • 1627 • 1628 • 1629 • 1630 • 1631 …
Related time period or subjects
… 1618 • 1619 • 1620 – 1621 – 1622 • 1623 • 1624 … … 1590s • 1600s • 1610s – 1620s – 1630s • 1640s • 1650s … … 16th century – 17th century – 18th century …
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more

The year 1621 in literature involved some significant events.

[edit] Events

The Corante, generally regarded as "the first English newspaper," is published.
Sir Francis Bacon is tried and convicted for taking bribes.
On August 26, Barten Holyday's allegorical play Technogamia, originally produced at Christ Church, Oxford in 1618, is staged before King James at Woodstock Palace. (James didn't like it, but was persuaded to stay to the end for the student actors' sakes.)