1638 in literature
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The year 1638 in literature involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- On March 27, the King's Men perform Chapman's tagedy Bussy D'Ambois at the English Court.
- Swiss engraver Matthäus Merian produces his illustrated view of London.
[edit] New books
- Méric Casaubon - A Treatise of Use and Custom
- Johann Amos Comenius - Janua Linguarum Reserata, or a Seed-Plot of All Languages and Sciences
- Sir Kenelm Digby - A Conference With a Lady About a Choice of Religion
- Robert Fludd - Philosophia Moysaica
- John Lilburne - A Work of the Beast
- Philip Massinger - The Duke of Milan (second quarto)
- Captain John Underhill - News from America, or a New and Experimental Discovery of New England
- John Wilkins - The Discovery of a World in the Moon
[edit] New drama
- Richard Brome - The Antipodes
- Antonio Coello - El conde de Sex, o Dar la vida por su dama
- Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (first English translation)
- Abraham Cowley - Naufragium Joculare (in Latin)
- William Davenant
- John Ford
- The Lady's Trial licensed
- The Fancies Chaste and Noble published
- Thomas Heywood - The Wise Woman of Hogsdon published
- William Johnson - Valetudinarium (in Latin)
- Thomas Jordan (attributed) - The Wasp
- Henry Killigrew – The Conspiracy published
- John Kirke (?) or Wentworth Smith (?) - The Seven Champions of Christendom published
- Tirso de Molina - Las Quinas de Portugal
- Thomas Nabbes - The Bride
- Thomas Randolph - Amyntas, or the Impossible Dowry published
- William Rowley - A Shoemaker a Gentleman published
- Pierre du Ryer - Alcione
- Henry Shirley - The Martyr'd Soldier published
- James Shirley
- The Royal Master performed and published
- The Duke's Mistress published
- Sir John Suckling - The Goblins
[edit] New poetry
- John Barclay - The Mirror of Minds (posthumous)
- Richard Braithwaite (alias "Corymbaeus") - Barnabee's Journal (In Latin and English versions)
- Abraham Cowley - Love's Riddle
- William Davenant - Madagascar, with other Poems
- Francis Lenton - Great Britain's Beauties; or, The Female Glory Epitomized
- Shackerley Marmion - A Funeral Sacrifice, to the Sacred Memory of his Thrice-Honored Father, Ben Jonson
- John Milton - Lycidas
[edit] Births
- January 24 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, poet (died 1706)
- May 13 - Richard Simon, Biblical commentator (died 1712)
- August 6 - Nicolas Malebranche, philosopher (died 1715)
- October - Edmé Boursault, dramatist (died 1701)
[edit] Deaths
- January 27 - Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, novelist (born c.1585)
- June 25 - Juan Pérez de Montalbán, dramatist, poet and novelist (born c.1602)
- December 8 - Ivan Gundulić, poet (born 1589)
- date unknown - Jeremias Drexel, Jesuit writer (born 1581)
