1604 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Isaac Casaubon becomes sub-librarian of the royal library in Paris.
• Construction of the Red Bull Theatre in London.

[edit] New books

• Thomas Dekker
  • News from Gravesend
  • The Meeting of Gallants at an Ordinary
• John Stow - Revised edition of Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles

[edit] New drama

• Samuel Daniel - Vision of the Twelve Goddesses
• Thomas Dekker & Thomas Middleton - The Honest Whore, Part 1
• John Marston - The Malcontent
• Thomas Middleton - Michaelmas Term
• William Shakespeare - Othello

[edit] Poetry

• Bernardo de Balbuena - La Grandeza Mexicana (Mexico's Grandeur)

[edit] Births

• May 10 - Jean Mairet, dramatist (died 1686)
• October 16 - Assoucy, burlesque poet (died 1677)
• date unknown - Isaac Ambrose, diarist (died c1663)
• date unknown - Charles Cotin, philosopher and poet (died 1681)
• date unknown - Nicholas French, pamphleteer (died 1678)
• date unknown - Jasper Mayne, dramatist (died 1672)

[edit] Deaths

• February 25 - Manuel da Costa, Jesuit historian (born 1541)
• March 4 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, theologian (born 1539)
• March 13 - Arnaud d'Ossat, diplomat and writer (born 1537)
• June 24 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, alleged author of Shakespeare's works (born 1550)
• August 3 - Bernardino de Mendoza, military historian (born c1540)
• September 10 - William Morgan, Bible translator (born 1545)
• October 8 - Janus Dousa, historian and poet (born 1545)
• date unknown - Thomas Churchyard, poet (born c1520)
• date unknown - Isabella Andreini, actress and writer (born 1564)
• date unknown - Juan Jose Marti, novelist (born c1570)
• date unknown - Thomas Storer, poet (born c1571)