1626 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1626.Events
Prose
- Francis Bacon – The New Atlantis
- Nicholas Breton – Fantastickes
- Alonso de Castillo Solórzano – Jornadas alegres
- Robert Fludd – Philosophia Sacra
- Marie de Gournay – Les Femmes et Grief des Dames
- Francisco de Quevedo – El Buscón
Drama
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft – Baeto, oft oorsprong der Holanderen
- John Fletcher and collaborators – The Fair Maid of the Inn
- William Heminges – The Jews' Tragedy
- Jean Mairet – La Sylvie
- Philip Massinger – A New Way to Pay Old Debts
- Thomas May – Cleopatra
- Thomas Middleton – The Triumphs of Health and Prosperity
- Tirso de Molina – La Huerta de San Juan
- James Shirley – The Maid's Revenge; The Brothers
Births
- January – Robert Howard, English dramatist and politician
- February 5 – Madame de Sévigné, French letter writer
- March 12 – John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer
- June 3 – Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, French writer and translator
- Unknown dates
- *Elizabeth Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater, English poet and dramatist
- *Alonso de Olmedo y Ormeño, Spanish actor and dramatist
Deaths
- February – William Rowley, English dramatist
- February 28 – Cyril Tourneur, English dramatist
- September 25
- *Lancelot Andrewes, English scholar and bishop
- *Théophile de Viau, French poet and dramatist
- October 19 – Béroalde de Verville, French poet and novelist
- December 8 – Sir John Davies, English poet
- Unknown dates
- *Nicholas Breton, English poet and novelist
- *Samuel Purchas, English miscellanist and travel writer
