1626 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1626.

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. 1577)

References