1583 in literature
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Events
- June 11 - Rivales, a play in Latin by William Gager, is acted by the students of Christ Church, Oxford. Rivales, criticized for its "filth," was never printed and does not survive; but was revived for two performances in 1592, one before Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- June 12 - Dido, another play in Latin by Gager,[1] is performed by students at Christ Church, Oxford.
New books
- Joseph Justus Scaliger - De emendatione temporum (Study on the Improvement of Time)
- Philip Stubbes - The Anatomy of Abuses
Births
- January 8 - Simon Episcopius,[2] Dutch theologian (died 1643)
- February 2 - Anna Visscher, Dutch artist, poet and translator (died 1651)
- April 4 - Franciscus Quaresmius, Italian writer (died 1650)
- April 10 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher, dramatist and poet (died 1645)
- date unknown
- Johann Heinrich Alting, German theologian (died 1644)
- John Beaumont, poet (died 1627)
Deaths
- January 1 - François de Belleforest, French poet and translator (born 1530)
- January 5 - Juan Maldonado, Spanish Jesuit theologian (born 1533)
- March 4 - Bernard Gilpin, English theologian (born 1517)
- April - Lucas David, Prussian historian (born 1503)
- May 6 - Zacharias Ursinus, German theologian (born 1534)
- July 8 - Fernão Mendes Pinto, Portuguese explorer and memoirist (born c.1509)
- December 31 - Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (born 1524)
- date unknown
- Alexander Arbuthnot, Scottish poet (born 1538)
- Henry Bynneman, printer (date of birth unknown)
Notes
- ^ a b Adams, William (2010). A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-Wrights, Players, and Playhouses of the United Kingdom and America, from the Earliest Times to the Present, Volume 1. Nabu Press. p. 557. ISBN 1-144-71419-2.
- ^ Ellis, Mark (2006). Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin. Peter Lang. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8204-8109-8.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Franciscus Quaresmius". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hugo Grotius". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Johann Heinrich Alting". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sir John Beaumont". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
