1606 in literature

1606 in literature

The year 1606 in literature involved some significant events.

Events

*Sir Thomas Craig becomes church procurator.
*The theatre scandal of John Day's "The Isle of Gulls" sends several of the young actors from the Children of the Chapel to prison for short periods of time.
*On May 27, the English Parliament passes "An Act to Restrain Abuses of Players", which tightens the censorship controls on public theatre performances, most notably on the question of profane oaths.
*Shakespeare's "King Lear" is performed at Court before King James I on St. Stephen's Day, December 26.

New books

*Thomas Dekker - "The Double PP"
*Thomas Dekker - "News From Hell"
*The King James Version of the Holy Bible

New drama

*Anonymous - "The Return from Parnassus" published
*Anonymous - "Wily Beguiled" published
*George Chapman (attributed to) - "Sir Giles Goosecap" published
** "The Gentleman Usher" published
** "Monsieur D'Olive" published
*John Day - "The Isle of Gulls"
*Ben Jonson - "Volpone;" "Hymenaei"
*John Marston - "The Wonder of Women, or the Tragedy of Sophonisba;" "Parasitaster, or The Fawn" published
*Thomas Middleton - "The Puritan"
*Edward Sharpham - "The Fleir"
*Anonymous, probably Thomas Middleton - "The Revenger's Tragedy"

Births

*February 28 - Sir William Davenant, poet and dramatist (died 1668)
*May 12 - Joachim von Sandrart, art historian (died 1688)
*June 6 - Pierre Corneille, dramatist (died 1684)
*"date unknown" - Pierre du Ryer, dramatist (died 1658)

Deaths

*October 5 - Philippe Desportes, poet (born 1546)
*November 13 - Geronimo Mercuriali, philologist and medical writer (born 1530)
*November 22 - Sir Henry Billingsley, translator
*"date unknown" - John Lyly, dramatist and novelist (born c1553)
*"date unknown" - Nicolaus Taurellus, philosopher and theologian (born 1547)


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