1603 in literature

1603 in literature

The year 1603 in literature involved some significant events.

Events

*Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker collaborate on a pageant to welcome the new king James I of England.
*Thomas Middleton gets married.
*Chronicler Richard Baker, is knighted by James I.
*Henry Chettle receives his last payment from Philip Henslowe.
*Foundation of the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome.
*Jacobus Arminius becomes professor of theology at Leiden.
*By one account, "As You Like It" is performed at Wilton House on December 2.

New books

*Johann Bayer - "Uranometria"
*John Davies of Hereford - "Microcosmos"
*Thomas Dekker - "The Wonderful Year"
*Thomas Dekker & Thomas Middleton - "News from Gravesend"
*John Florio - translation into English of Michel de Montaigne's "Essais"

New drama

*Anonymous - "Philotus"
*Thomas Heywood - "A Woman Killed with Kindness"
*Ben Jonson - "," and "The Entertainment at Althorp"
*William Shakespeare - "Hamlet" published (first quarto, the "bad quarto")

Poetry

*Juan de la Cueva - "La Conquista de Betica"

Births

*July 12 - Edward Benlowes, poet (died 1676)
*December 21 - Roger Williams, theologian (died 1684)
*"date unknown"
**Gabriel Bocángel, dramatist (died 1658)
**Johannes Cocceius, theologian (died 1669)
**Valentin Conrart, memoirist (died 1675)
**Gysbert Japiks, Frisian poet (died 1666)
**Shackerley Marmion, dramatist (died 1639)
**Adam Olearius, scholar and librarian (died 1671)
**George Abbot, "the Puritan" (died 1648)

Deaths

*February 19 - Juan Azor, philosopher (born 1535)
*April 25 - Gregory of Valencia, Humanist philosopher (born 1550)
*June 27 - Jan Dymitr Solikowski, political and historical writer (born 1539)
*November 30 - William Gilbert, natural philosopher (born 1544)
*"date unknown" - Pierre Charron, philosopher (born 1541)


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