1621 in literature
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The year 1621 in literature involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- August 26 - Barten Holyday's allegorical play Technogamia, originally produced at Christ Church, Oxford in 1618, is staged before King James at Woodstock Palace. (James did not like it, but was persuaded to stay to the end for the student actors' sakes.)
- The Corante, generally regarded as "the first English newspaper," is published.
- Sir Francis Bacon is tried and convicted of taking bribes.
[edit] New books
- William Alabaster - De bestia Apocalypsis
- Robert Burton - The Anatomy of Melancholy
- Méric Casaubon - Pietas contra maledicos patrii Nominis et Religionis Hostes
- Rachel Speght - Mortalities Memorandum
- John Taylor - Taylor's Motto
- John Widdowes - A Description of the World
- Lady Mary Wroth - The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania
[edit] New drama
- Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, & Philip Massinger - Thierry and Theodoret (published)
- Guillem de Castro - Mocedades del Cid
- Thomas Dekker, John Ford, & William Rowley - The Witch of Edmonton
- Ben Jonson - The Gypsies Metamorphosed
- Tirso de Molina - El vergonzoso en palacio
[edit] Poetry
Main article: 1621 in poetry
- George Wither - Wither's Motto
[edit] Births
- March 31 - Andrew Marvell, poet (d. 1678)
- April 25 - Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, dramatist (d. 1679)
- July 8 - Jean de La Fontaine, Fables author (d. 1695)
[edit] Deaths
- May 11 - Johann Arndt, theologian (b. 1555)
- June - William Strachey, eye-witness historian (b. 1572)
- August 3 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)
- August 15 - John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582)
- October 7 (or 8) - Antoine de Montchrestien, adventurer and dramatist (b. c.1575)
