- 1616 in literature
The year 1616 in literature involved some significant events.
Events
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Nicolaus Copernicus ' "De revolutionibus" is placed on theIndex of Forbidden Books by the Roman Catholic Church.
*George Chapman 's translations ofHomer , previously issued in piecemeal fashion, are published complete for the first time, as "The Whole Works of Homer", the first full English-language edition.New books
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Johannes Valentinus Andreae - "Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz Anno 1459"
*George Chapman - "The Whole Works of Homer"
*Philipp Clüver - "Germania Antiqua"
*Thomas Dekker - "The Artillery Garden"
*Ben Jonson - the first folio collection of the works
*Christopher Marlowe - "Doctor Faustus" (third quarto - the "B text")New drama
*Anonymous - "The Barriers"
*Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher - "The Scornful Lady " published
*Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero - "Treur-spel van Rodd'rick ende Alphonsus"; "Griane"; "Lucelle"
*Ben Jonson - "The Devil is an Ass "
** - "The Golden Age Restored "
** - "Christmas, His Masque "
*Anthony Munday - "Chrysanaleia"Poetry
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Agrippa d'Aubigné - "Les Tragiques"Births
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October 11 -Andreas Gryphius , poet and dramatist (died1664 )
*"date unknown" -Roger L'Estrange , pamphleteer (died1704 )
*"date unknown" - John Owen, theologian (died1683 )Deaths
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January 6 -Philip Henslowe , theatre impresario (born1550 )
*February 13 -Anders Sørensen Vedel , historian (born1542 )
*April 23
**William Shakespeare (born1564 )
**Miguel de Cervantes (born1547 )
*August 7 -Vincenzo Scamozzi , writer on architecture (born1548 )
*November 23 -Richard Hakluyt , travel writer (born1552 )
*"date unknown" -Francis Beaumont , dramatist (born1584 )
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