1627 in literature

1627 in literature

The year 1627 in literature involved some significant events.

Events

*René Descartes is present at the Siege of La Rochelle.

New books

*George Hakewill - "An Apologie or Declaration of the Power and Providence of God"
*Marin Mersenne - "Traité de l'harmonie universelle"

New drama

*William Davenant - "The Cruel Brother"
*William Hawkins - "Apollo Shroving"
*Philip Massinger - "The Great Duke of Florence"
*Thomas Vincent - "Paria" (in Latin)

Poetry

*Michael Drayton - miscellaneous poems, including "The Battle of Agincourt", "First Steps up Parnassus", and "Nymphidia"
*Phineas Fletcher - "Locustae, vel Pietas Jesuitica" (in Latin and English)

Births

*September 27 - Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, theologian (died 1704)
*November 29 - John Ray, naturalist (died 1705)
*"date unknown" - John Flavel, theologian (died 1691)
*"date unknown" - Joseph Moxon, lexicographer (died 1691)

Deaths

*April 19 - John Beaumont, poet (born 1583)
*June 27 - John Hayward, historian (born c.1560)
*September 20 - Jan Gruter, critic (born 1560)
*"date unknown" - Thomas Middleton, poet and dramatist (born 1580)
*"date unknown" - Richard Barnfield, poet (born 1574)


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