1629 in literature
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The year 1629 in literature involved some significant events.
Events
- April 6 - Tommaso CampanellaTommaso CampanellaTommaso Campanella OP , baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.-Biography:...
is released from custody in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and gains the confidence of Pope Urban IVPope Urban IVPope Urban IV , born Jacques Pantaléon, was Pope, from 1261 to 1264. He was not a cardinal, and there have been several Popes since him who have not been Cardinals, including Urban V and Urban VI.-Biography:...
. - July - Richard James lends Oliver St JohnOliver St JohnSir Oliver St John , was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.- Early life :...
a manuscript tract on the bridling of parliaments which was written in 1612 by Sir Robert Dudley, titular duke of Northumberland. St John circulates it among parliamentary supporters, and James is arrested as a result. - November 22 - The King's MenKing's Men (playing company)The King's Men was the company of actors to which William Shakespeare belonged through most of his career. Formerly known as The Lord Chamberlain's Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, it became The King's Men in 1603 when King James ascended the throne and became the company's patron.The...
perform OthelloOthelloThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
at the Blackfriars TheatreBlackfriars TheatreBlackfriars Theatre was the name of a theatre in the Blackfriars district of the City of London during the Renaissance. The theatre began as a venue for child actors associated with the Queen's chapel choirs; in this function, the theatre hosted some of the most innovative drama of Elizabeth and...
. - Pedro Calderón de la BarcaPedro Calderón de la BarcaPedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca , was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest...
and his friends break into a convent in an attempt to seize Pedro de Villegas, who had stabbed Calderón's brother. - Pierre CorneillePierre CorneillePierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine...
brings his first play, MéliteMéliteMélite, or The False Letters, is a comedy in five acts by Pierre Corneille. Written in 1625, it is Corneille's first play and debuted on stage in December 1629 in Berthaud’s Jeu de paume court, and was performed by the acting troupe of Montdory...
to a group of travelling actors.
New books
- Philipp ClüverPhilipp ClüverPhilipp Clüver was an Early Modern German geographer and historian.-Life:...
- Introductio in Universam Geographiam ("Introduction to Universal Geography") (posthumous) - Robert FluddRobert FluddRobert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus was a prominent English Paracelsian physician, astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist, Rosicrucian apologist...
- Medicina Catholica (Volume 1) - Paul LaymannPaul LaymannPaul Laymann was an Austrian Jesuit and important moralist.Laymann was born at Arzl, near Innsbruck. After studying jurisprudence at Ingolstadt, he entered the Society of Jesus there in 1594, was ordained priest in 1603, taught philosophy at the University of Ingolstadt from 1603-9, moral...
- Processus juridicus contra sagas et vene fico (attributed) - Richard SibbesRichard SibbesRichard Sibbes was an English theologian. He is known as a Biblical exegete, and as a representative, with William Perkins and John Preston, of what has been called "main-line" Puritanism.-Life:...
- The Saint's Cordial
New drama
- Richard BromeRichard BromeRichard Brome was an English dramatist of the Caroline era.-Life:Virtually nothing is known about Brome's private life. Repeated allusions in contemporary works, like Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair, indicate that Brome started out as a servant of Jonson, in some capacity...
- The Northern LassThe Northern LassThe Northern Lass is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy by Richard Brome that premiered onstage in 1629 and was first printed in 1632. A popular hit with its audience, and one of his earliest successes, the play provided a foundation for Brome's career as a dramatist.-Performance and...
- A Lovesick Maid (lost)
- The Northern Lass
- Lodowick CarlellLodowick CarlellLodowick Carlell , also Carliell or Carlile, was a seventeenth-century English playwright, active mainly during the Caroline era and the Commonwealth period.-Courtier:...
- The Deserving FavouriteThe Deserving FavouriteThe Deserving Favourite is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Lodowick Carlell that was first published in 1629. The earliest of Carlell's plays "and also the best," it is notable for its influence on other plays of the Caroline era....
(published) - William D'Avenant
- The Just Italian (performed)
- The Tragedy of Albovine (published)
- Ben JonsonBen JonsonBenjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems...
- The New InnThe New InnThe New Inn, or The Light Heart is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy by English playwright and poet Ben Jonson.The New Inn was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 19 January 1629, and acted later that year by the King's Men at the Blackfriars Theatre... - Philip MassingerPhilip MassingerPhilip Massinger was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes.-Early life:The son of Arthur Massinger or Messenger, he was baptized at St....
- The Picture (performed)
- The Roman ActorThe Roman ActorThe Roman Actor is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by Philip Massinger; it was first performed in 1626, and first published in 1629...
(published)
Poetry
- John Beaumont - Bosworth Field; with a taste of the variety of other Poems left by Sir John Beaumont
- John TaylorJohn Taylor (poet)John Taylor was an English poet who dubbed himself "The Water Poet".-Biography:He was born in Gloucester, 24 August 1578....
- Wit and Mirth
Births
- January 2 - Christian ScriverChristian ScriverChristian Scriver was a German Lutheran devotional writer.Scriver was born at Rendsburg and entered the University of Rostock in 1647, and in 1653 was appointed archdeacon at Stendal, whence he was called in 1667 to Magdeburg as pastor of St. James's...
, Lutheran devotional writer (died 1693) - April 14 - Christiaan Huygens, polymath (died 1695)
- August 18 - Agneta HornAgneta HornAgneta Horn was a Swedish writer and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Gustav Horn, Count of Björneborg and the granddaughter of Axel Oxenstierna. During her life, she wrote an autobiography which provides unique insight into the Swedish Empire era...
, Swedish memoirist (died 1672) - August 20 - Matthew WrenMatthew Wren (writer)Matthew Wren was an English politician and writer. He is now known as an opponent of James Harrington, and a monarchist who made qualified use of the ideas of Thomas Hobbes.-Life:...
, politician and writer (died 1672) - date unknown
- Henry MuddimanHenry MuddimanHenry Muddiman was an English journalist and publisher active after the restoration of the monarchy, in 1660....
, journalist and publisher (died 1692) - Roderick O'FlahertyRoderick O'FlahertyRuaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh , Irish historian.-Biography:He was born in Co Galway and inherited Maigh Cuilinn Castle and estate....
, historian (died c.1717)
- Henry Muddiman
Deaths
- July 13 - Caspar Bartholin the ElderCaspar Bartholin the ElderCaspar Bartholin the Elder was born at Malmø, Denmark and was a polymath, finally accepting a professorship in medicine at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1613...
, theologian (born 1585) - August - Thomas JamesThomas JamesThomas James was an English librarian, first librarian of the Bodleian Library, Oxford.James became a fellow of New College, Oxford in 1593...
, librarian (born c.1573) - August 18 - Vendela SkytteVendela SkytteVendela Skytte was a Swedish noblewoman, salonist and writer, Poet and Lady of Letters. She has been used as an example in history to describe an ideal of a well educated woman.- Biography :...
, poet (born 1608) - November - Robert HaymanRobert HaymanRobert Hayman was a poet, colonist and Proprietary Governor of Bristol's Hope colony in Newfoundland.-Early life and education:...
, poet (born 1574) - date unknown
- Thomas GoffeThomas GoffeThomas Goffe a minor Jacobean dramatist.-Life:Thomas Goffe was born in Essex in 1591. He first studied at Westminster School where he was considered a Queen Scholar. Goffe received a scholarship on 3 November 1609 to attend Christ Church, Oxford...
, dramatist (born 1591) - John SpeedJohn SpeedJohn Speed was an English historian and cartographer.-Life:He was born at Farndon, Cheshire, and went into his father's tailoring business where he worked until he was about 50...
, historian and cartographer (born 1542)
- Thomas Goffe