1616 in poetry

1616 in poetry

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Births

*October 11 - Andreas Gryphius, poet and dramatist (died 1664)

Deaths

* April 23: William Shakespeare (born 1564)
* April 23: Miguel Cervantes (born 1547)

Books published

George Chapman, "The Whole Works of Homer"


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