1626 in literature
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The year 1626 in literature involved some significant literary events and new works.
Events
- December - Izaak Walton marries Rachel Floud.
New books
- Francis Bacon - The New Atlantis
- Nicholas Breton - Fantastickes
- Robert Fludd - Philosophia Sacra[1]
- Marie de Gournay - Femmes et Grief des Dames ("The Ladies' Grievance")
- Francisco de Quevedo - El Buscón
New drama
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft - Baeto, oft oorsprong der Holanderen
- John Fletcher and collaborators - The Fair Maid of the Inn
- William Heminges - The Jews' Tragedy
- Jean Mairet - La Sylvie
- Philip Massinger - A New Way to Pay Old Debts
- Thomas May - Cleopatra
- Thomas Middleton - The Triumphs of Health and Prosperity[2]
- Tirso de Molina - La Huerta de San Juan
- James Shirley - The Maid's Revenge; The Brothers
Births
- February 5 – Madame de Sévigné, French letter writer (died 1696)
- March 12 – John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (died 1697)
- June 3 – Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, French writer and translator (died 1703)
- Unknown dates
- Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater, English poet and dramatist (died 1663)
- Alonso de Olmedo y Ormeño, Spanish actor and dramatist (died 1682)
Deaths
- February – William Rowley, English dramatist (born c. 1585)
- February 28 – Cyril Tourneur, English dramatist (born 1575)
- September 25
- Lancelot Andrewes, English scholar and bishop (born 1555)
- Théophile de Viau, French poet and dramatist (born 1590)
- October 19 – Béroalde de Verville, French poet and novelist (born 1556)
- December 8 – Sir John Davies, English poet (born 1569)
- Unknown dates
- Nicholas Breton, English poet and novelist (born c. 1545)
- Samuel Purchas, English miscellanist and travel writer (born c. 1575)