1583 in literature

1583 in literature

Events

*"Dido", a play in Latin by William Gager, is performed by students at Christ Church, Oxford on June 12. "Rivales", another Latin play by Gager, is acted by the students of the college on June 11. "Rivales", criticized for its "filth," would never be printed and does not survive; but it would be revived for two performances in 1592, one before Queen Elizabeth.

New books

*Philip Stubbes - "The Anatomy of Abuses"

New drama

*William Gager - "Dido" (Latin)

Poetry

"See" 1583 in poetry

Births

*January 8 - Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (d. 1643)
*February 2 - Anna Visscher, Dutch artist, poet and translator (d. 1651)
*April 4 - Franciscus Quaresmius, Italian writer (d. 1650)
*April 10 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher, dramatist and poet (d. 1645)
*"date unknown"
**Johann Heinrich Alting, German theologian (d. 1644)
**John Beaumont, poet (d. 1627)

Deaths

*January 1 - François de Belleforest, French poet and translator (b. 1530)
*January 5 - Juan Maldonado, Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1533)
*March 4 - Bernard Gilpin, English theologian (b. 1517)
*April - Lucas David, Prussian historian (b. 1503)
*December 31 - Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (b. 1524)
*"date unknown" - Alexander Arbuthnot, Scottish poet (b. 1538)


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