1584 in literature
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[edit] Events
[edit] New books
- Reginald Scot - The Discovery of Witchcraft
[edit] New drama
- François d'Amboise - Néapolitaines
- John Lyly
- George Peele - The Arraignment of Paris
- Robert Wilson - The Three Ladies of London (published)
[edit] Poetry
See 1584 in poetry
[edit] Births
- February 12 - Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch humanist theologian (d. 1648)
- May - André Duchesne, French historian (d. 1640)
- May 6 - Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, Spanish diplomat and writer (d. 1648)
- September 11 - Thomas van Erpe, Dutch Orientalist (d. 1624)
- September 15 - Georg Rudolf Weckherlin, German poet (d. 1653)
- November 3 - Jean-Pierre Camus, French bishop and author (d. 1652)
- December 16 - John Selden, English legal writer (d. 1654)
- date unknown
- Francis Beaumont, English dramatist (d. 1616)
- John Hales, English theologian (d. 1656)
[edit] Deaths
- February 18 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian prose writer (b. 1503)
- March 10 - Thomas Norton, politician and poet (b. 1532)
- June 13 - János Zsámboky, Hungarian humanist scholar (b. 1531)
- September 20 - Hans Svaning, Danish historian (b. 1503)
- November 21 - Turrianus, Spanish theologian (b. c. 1509)
- date unknown - Alonso Gutiérrez, Spanish philosopher (b. c. 1507)
