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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1638. ==Events== *January 3 - Joost van den Vondel's historical play ''Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'' is first performed, to mark the opening of the Schouwburg of Van Campen, Amsterdam's first public theatre (postponed from 26 December 1637). It is then performed annually in the city on New Year's Day until 1968. *February 6 - ''Luminalia'', a masque written by Sir William Davenant and designed by Inigo Jones, is staged at the English Court. *March 27 - The King's Men perform Chapman's tragedy ''Bussy D'Ambois'' at the English Court. *May - English poet John Milton sets out for a tour of the European continent. He spends the summer in Florence where he later claims to have met the incarcerated Galileo. *October 27 - The King's Men act Ben Jonson's satirical city comedy ''Volpone'' (1606) at the Blackfriars Theatre in London. *An Armenian language edition of the Psalms printed in New Julfa (Isfahan) is the first book printed in Persia. *The Beijing Gazette official newspaper in China makes a switch in its production process from woodblock printing to movable type printing. *Swiss-born engraver Matthäus Merian produces his illustrated view of London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1638 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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