1585 in literature

1585 in literature

Events

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New books

*Miguel de Cervantes - "La Galatea"

New drama

*Richard Tarlton - "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Poetry

"See" 1585 in poetry

Births

*?February - Judith Quiney and Hamnet Shakespeare, twin children of William Shakespeare (d. 1662 and 1596 respectively)
*October 28 - Cornelius Jansen, religious philosopher (d. 1638)
*November 1 - Jan Brożek, Polish polymath (d. 1652)
*December 13 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
*"date unknown"
**Caspar Bartholin the Elder, polymath (d. 1629)
**Zachary Boyd, Scottish religious writer (d. 1653)
**Thomas Obicini, Italian Orientalist (d. 1632)

Deaths

*February 13 - Alfonso Salmeron, Jesuit writer (b. 1515)
*June 4 - Muretus, French humanist (b. 1526)
*July 30 - Christian Schesaus, Saxon poet (b. 1535)
*December - Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (b. 1524)
*December 22 - Vittoria Accoramboni, subject of "The White Devil" (murdered) (b. 1557)
*"date unknown"
**Pey de Garros, Gascon poet (b. 1530)
**Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Vietnamese poet (b. 1491)


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