1606 in poetry
This article covers 1606 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works
English">English poetry">English
- Samuel Daniel, The Queenes Arcadia: A pastoral tragecomedie
- John Davies, Bien Venu: Greate Britaines welcome to hir greate friendes, and deere breathren, the Danes
- Thomas Dekker, The Double PP: a Papist in Armes, published anonymously
- Michael Drayton's Poems Lyrick and Pastorall, including "The Ballad of Agincourt"
- John Ford, Fames Memoriall; or, The Earle of Devonshire Deceased, on the death of Charles Blount
- John Hind, Eliosto Libidinoso, contains some verse
- Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, A Foure-Fould Meditation, of the Foure Last Things, also has been ascribed to Robert Southwell, but The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature states Howard wrote it
- King James Version of the Bible
- Samuel Rowlands, A Terrible Battell Betweene the Two Consumers of the Whole World: Time and Death
- William Warner, A Continuance of Albions England, sixth edition, containing books xiv-xvi
Other languages
- Jean Passerat, Recueil des oeuvres poétiques de Ian Passerat augmenté de plus de la moitié, outre les précédentes impressions, edited by Jean de Rougevalet, Paris: Morel, published posthumously, France
Births
- c. February 28 - Sir William Davenant, English poet and playwright
- March 3 - Edmund Waller, English poet and politician
- May 3 - Lorenzo Lippi, Italian painter and poet
- Also:
- * Karacaoğlan, Turkish folk poet and ashik
- * Johannes Khuen, Bavarian priest, poet and composer
- * Junije Palmotić, Ragusan dramatist and poet
- * Samarth Ramdas, Indian Marathi saint and religious poet
- * Thomas Washbourne, English clergyman and poet
Deaths
- March 2 - Martin Moller, German poet and mystic
- May 13 ' - Arthur Golding, English translator of prose and poetry
- May 22 - José de Sigüenza, Spanish historian, poet and theologian
- September 2 - Karel van Mander, Flemish-born Dutch painter and poet
- October 5 - Philippe Desportes, French
- November 20 ' - John Lyly, English writer, dramatist and poet
- Also:
- * Baltasar del Alcázar, Spanish
- * Simwnt Fychan, Welsh language poet and genealogist