1619 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1619. Events March – After the death of Richard Burbage, his place as leading actor of the King's Men in London is filled by Joseph Taylor. April – Ben Jonson visits the Scottish poet William Drummond of Hawthornden. c. October – After the death of Samuel Daniel in Somerset, his place as Poet Laureate of the Kingdom of England is filled by Ben Jonson. unknown dates René Descartes has a dream that helps him develop his ideas on analytical geometry. William Jaggard and Thomas Pavier publish in London the so-called False Folio, a collection of Shakespearean and pseudo-Shakespearean plays mostly with false imprints and dates. New books Prose Johannes Valentinus Andreae