Authorized Version of the English Bible, also known as the King James Bible, is published
English translation of the Iliad by George Chapman
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
An Anatomy of the World: The First Anniversary Elegiac lament by John Donne
Henry VIII Play by William Shakespeare
The Maid’s Tragedy Tragedy by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
May Day Comedy by George Chapman The Tempest Play by William Shakespeare
1612
BIRTHS
Anne Bradstreet, American poet Samuel Butler, English poet
Richard Crashaw, English religious poet Ku Chiang, Chinese scholar
DEATH
Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian playwright
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Teeuwis the Peasant Comedy by Samuel Coster
ENGLISH
Cupid’s Revenge Play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher The Progresse of the Soul: The Second Anniversary Metaphysical
poem by John Donne
The Widow’s Tears Tragicomedy by George Chapman
1613
BIRTHS
Khushhal Khan Khatak, Afghan national poet
François de La Rochefoucauld, French writer of maxims
DEATHS
Natshinnaung, Burmese poet and monarch Mathurin Régnier, French satirist
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Geeraert van Velsen Play by Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
The Seventeenth Century: 1613 ■ 51
ENGLISH
The Revenge of the Bussy D’Amboise Dramatic tragedy by George Chapman
SPANISH
Exemplary Stories Short stories by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Fuente ovejuna Dramatic piece by Lope de Vega
1614
BIRTHS
Mateo Alemán, Spanish novelist
Hallgrimur Petursson, Icelandic hymn writer and poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Bartholomew Fair Dramatic comedy by Ben Jonson The Duchess of Malfi Tragedy by John Webster The History of the World History by Walter Raleigh A Wife Poem by Thomas Overbury
1615
BIRTHS
Richard Baxter, English churchman and devotional writer D¯ar¯a Shik¯oh, Indo-Persian mystic poet
DEATH
Nuruddin Muhammad Tahir Zuhuri, Indo-Persian poet
PUBLICATION
SPANISH
Pedro, the Artful Dodger Play by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
1616
DEATHS
Francis Beaumont, English playwright
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet
Richard Hakluyt, English voyager William Shakespeare, English playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH The Devil Is an Ass Comedy by Ben Jonson
The Forest Collection of short poems by Ben Jonson
FRENCH
Tragiques Poem in seven cantos by Théodore-Agrippa d’Aubigné
1617
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Boeto Play by Dutch playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
FRENCH
Collected Works Theological treatises by John Calvin, Protestant reformer
1618
BIRTHS
Abraham Cowley, English poet Richard Lovelace, English poet
DEATHS
Gerebrand Adriaanszoon Bredero, Dutch playwright Sir Walter Raleigh, English poet and adventurer
PUBLICATIONS
CHINESE
Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase) Novel, anonymous
ENGLISH The Loyal Subject Play by John Fletcher
Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue Play by Ben Jonson
SPANISH
Life of Squire Marcos of Obregon Novel by Vicente Espinel The Youth of the Cid Play by Guillén de Castro y Bellvis
1619
BIRTH
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, French writer and adventurer
DEATH
Ginés Pérez de Hita, Spanish writer and soldier
PUBLICATIONS
FRENCH
La Bergeries Pastoral play in verse by Honorat du Bueil, seigneur de Racan
PORTUGUESE
Life of Archbishop Dominican Friar Bartolomeu dos Martires Biography by Luís de Sousa
Village Court Poems by Francisco Rodrigues Lobo 52 ■ The Seventeenth Century: 1614
1620
BIRTH
Miklós Zrínyi, Hungarian poet
DEATHS
Thomas Campion, English poet Firishtah, Indian Muslim historian
PUBLICATION
ENGLISH
Novum Organum Philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon
1621
BIRTHS
Jean de La Fontaine, French poet
Andrew Marvell, English metaphysical poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton Women Beware Women Play by Thomas Middleton
1622
BIRTHS
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German novelist
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), French playwright Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet
DEATHS
John Barclay, Scottish satirist John Owen, Welsh poet
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Exquisitely Foolish Satire by Constantijn Huygens
The Great Songbook Poems by Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
ENGLISH
The History of Henry VII Biography by Francis Bacon
ITALIAN
The Rape of the Bucket Mock heroic poem by Alessandro Tassoni
SPANISH
Gerardo, the Unfortunate Spaniard Romance by Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses
1623
BIRTH
Blaise Pascal, French scientist and theologian
DEATHS
Paolo (Pietro) Sarpi, Italian philosopher Tulsid¯as, Hindu poet
LITERARY EVENT
First Folio of William Shakespeare is published
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Devil’s Law Case Tragicomedy by John Webster The Duchess of Malfi Play by John Webster
The Cypresse Grove Meditations by Scottish poet William Drummond
LATIN
De Augmentis Scientiarum Treatise by English writer Francis Bacon
1624
BIRTHS
Angelus Silesius (Johannes Scheffler), German mystic writer Arnold Geulincx, Belgian philosopher
DEATH
Vicente Espinel, Spanish poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Devotions by John Donne Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Comedy by John Fletcher
SPANISH
Bernardo; or the Victory at Roncesvilles Epic poem by Bernardo de Balbuena
1625
BIRTH
Wac ⁄law Potocki, Polish poet
DEATHS
John Fletcher, English playwright Giambattista Marini, Italian poet John Webster, English playwright
The Seventeenth Century: 1625 ■ 53
-PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Palamedes, or Murdered Innocence Play by Joost van den Vondel Ship’s Talk Play by Constantijn Huygens
ENGLISH
“His Majesty’s Escape at St. Andere” Poem by Edmund Waller
“On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough” Elegy by John Milton
A Staple of News Comedy by Ben Jonson
The Woman’s Prize, or the Tamer Tamed Play by John Fletcher LATIN
The Law of War and Peace Legal work by Dutch scholar Hugo Grotius
TAMIL
Kantapuranam Poem of more than 10,000 stanzas by Kasiyappa Sivakariyar
1626
DEATHS
Francis Bacon, English philosopher Cyril Tourneur, English playwright
PUBLICATION
ENGLISH
The New Atlantis Treatise on political philosophy by Francis Bacon
1627
DEATHS
Luis de Góngora y Argote, Spanish lyric poet Thomas Middleton, English playwright
PUBLICATIONS
CROATIAN Osman Epic poem by Ivan Gunduli´c
SPANISH
The Life of Buscon Picaresque novel by Francisco Gómez Quevedo y Villegas
Visions Satiric portraits by Francisco Gómez Quevedo y Villegas
1628
BIRTHS
John Bunyan, English allegorical writer Charles Perrault, French poet
DEATH
François de Malherbe, French poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH The Lover’s Melancholy Play by John Ford
’Tis a Pity She’s a Whore Play by John Ford
SPANISH
Truth Under Suspicion Comedy by Mexican-born playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
1629
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH The Roman Actor Play by Philip Massinger
“On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity” Poem by John Milton
SPANISH
The Constant Prince Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Phantom Lady Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1630
DEATH
Théodore-Agrippa d’Aubigné, French poet
PUBLICATIONS
DANISH
Hexaemeron Religious poem by Anders Christiensen Arrebo, clergyman
DUTCH
Overijssel Songs and Poems Collection by Jacobus Revius
ENGLISH
“On Shakespeare” Poem by John Milton The Honest Whore Play by Thomas Dekker
FRENCH
Melite, or the False Letters Comedy by Pierre Corneille The Wood Nymph, or the Living Corpse Play by Jean Mairet
SPANISH
The Deceiver of Seville and the Stone Guest Drama by Tirso de Molina
1631
BIRTH
John Dryden, English poet and playwright 54 ■ The Seventeenth Century: 1626
DEATH
John Donne, English poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Caesar and Pompey Dramatic tragedy by George Chapman
“Il Penseroso” Poem by John Milton
1632
BIRTHS
John Locke, English political philosopher
Jean Mabillon, French Benedictine monk and historian Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Jewish philosopher
DEATHS
Thomas Dekker, English poet Luís de Sousa, Portuguese historian
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Magnetic Lady, or Humours Reconciled Dramatic comedy by Ben Jonson
“L’Allegro” Poem by John Milton
LATIN
Roxana Tragedy by English poet and clergyman William Alabaster
1633
BIRTH
Samuel Pepys, English diarist
DEATH
George Herbert, English metaphysical poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH Arcades Short dramatic piece by John Milton The Holy Sonnets Poems by John Donne
The Jew of Malta Drama in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe
Poetical Blossomes Collection of poems by Abraham Cowley
“Song” (“Go and catch a falling star”) Poem by John Donne A Tale of a Tub Comedy by Ben Jonson
The Temple Collection of poems by George Herbert A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Poem by John Donne
FRENCH Virginie Play by Jean Mairet
1634
DEATH
George Chapman, English playwright and poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Comus, A Masque Dramatic piece by John Milton
FRENCH Sophonisbe Tragedy by Jean Mairet
LITERARY EVENT
Académie Française is founded in Paris
1635
BIRTH
Philippe Quinault, French playwright
DEATHS
Nef ’i (Ömer), Turkish poet Alessandro Tassoni, Italian poet Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright
PUBLICATIONS
FRENCH
Mark Antony, or Cleopatra Play by Jean Mairet
GREEK
The Sacrifice of Abraham Mystery play by Vitzéntzos Kornáros
SPANISH
Life Is a Dream Metaphysical play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca The Surgeon of His Honor Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
URDU
All Sentiments Poem by Indian writer Mulla Vajhi
1636
BIRTH
Nicolas Boileau, French poet and critic
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Great Duke of Florence Romantic comedy by Philip Massinger
FRENCH
The Comic Illusion Comic drama by Pierre Corneille
The Seventeenth Century: 1636 ■ 55
SPANISH
Two Lovers of Heaven Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1637
BIRTH
Mary White Rowlandson, English-born American writer
DEATH
Ben Jonson, English playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH Lycidas Poem by John Milton
FRENCH
Discours de la méthode Philosophical tract by René Descartes Le Cid Tragicomedy by Pierre Corneille
SPANISH
The Wonder-Working Magician Religious drama by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1638
BIRTH
Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
DEATH
Ivan Gunduli´c, Croatian poet
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Gysbreght von Aemstel Historical drama by Joost van den Vondel
ENGLISH
Barnabees Journal Rhymed verse (some in Latin) by Richard Brathwaite
The Goblins Comedy by Sir John Suckling Love’s Riddle Pastoral drama by Abraham Cowley
1639
BIRTHS
Increase Mather, American divine Jean Racine, French playwright
DEATHS
Tommaso Campanella, Italian philosopher
Thomas Carew, English poet John Ford, English playwright
Jean Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza, Spanish playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH American
An Almanac for New England for the Year 1639 First almanac published in the American colonies by William Pierce British
The Tragedy of Chabot, Admiral of France Play by George Chapman
1640
BIRTHS
Aphra Behn, English poet, playwright, and novelist Pu Songling, Chinese novelist and poet
William Wycherley, English playwright
DEATHS
Robert Burton, English writer
Uriel da Costa, Portuguese-born Dutch Jewish philosopher Paul Fleming, German lyric poet
Philip Massinger, English playwright
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish Jesuit poet
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH Joseph in Egypt Play by Joost van den Vondel
ENGLISH
Timber, or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter Miscella-neous reflections by Ben Jonson
Underwoods Minor poems by Ben Jonson
FRENCH
Cinna, or the Clemency of Augustus Dramatic tragedy by Pierre Corneille
Horace Tragedy by Pierre Corneille Polyeucte Tragedy by Pierre Corneille
SPANISH
The Female Joseph Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca The Mayor of Zalamea Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1641
DEATHS
Thomas Heywood, British playwright Sara Copio Sullam, Italian Jewish poet 56 ■ The Seventeenth Century: 1637
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Cutter of Coleman Street Comedy by Abraham Cowley
FRENCH
Ibrahim, or the Illustrious Bassa Novel by Madeleine de Scudery
SPANISH
El diablo cojuelo Picaresque novel by Luis Vélez de Guevara
1642
BIRTHS
Ihara Saikaku, Japanese poet and novelist
Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist, mathematician, and philo-sopher
DEATH
Sir John Suckling, English poet and playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH The Cooper’s Hell Poem by John Denham De Cive Tract by Thomas Hobbes, philosopher
Religio Medici Journal of meditations by Thomas Browne
1643
LITERARY EVENT
Christiana Almanack First Norwegian printed book
1644
BIRTH
Matsuo Bash¯o (Matsuo Manefusa), Japanese poet
DEATH
Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish novelist and playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH American
The Bloody Tenet of Persecution for the Cause of Conscience Prose tract by Roger Williams, New England divine
British
Areopagitica: A Speech . . . for the Liberty of Unlicenced Printing to the Parliament of England Prose by John Milton
FRENCH
The Death of Pompey Play by Pierre Corneille The Liar Play by Pierre Corneille
Rodogune Tragedy by Pierre Corneille
1645
BIRTHS
Jean de La Bruyère, French writer and translator
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Mexican chronicler and poet
DEATHS
Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist
Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish poet and satirist
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
“Go, Lovely Rose” Poem by Edmund Waller
FRENCH The Three Dorothys Comedy by Paul Scarron
SPANISH
The Painter of His Dishonor Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1646
BIRTH
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH American
Milk for Babes, Drawn Out of the Breasts of Both Testaments Cat-echism by New England clergyman John Cotton
British
Brennoralt Tragedy by John Suckling
Fragmenta Aurea Collection of poems by John Suckling Steps to the Temple Religious poem by Richard Crashaw
FRENCH
Le Véritable Saint Genest Dramatic tragedy by Jean de Rotrou
GERMAN Leo Arminius Tragedy by Andreas Gryphius
1647
BIRTHS
Pierre Bayle, French philosopher
John Wilmot, earl of Rochester, English poet
The Seventeenth Century: 1647 ■ 57
DEATH
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch playwright and poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH The Mistress Poetic cycle by Abraham Cowley
Noble Numbers; or, His Pious Pieces Collection of poems by Robert Herrick
1648
BIRTH
Petter Dass, Norwegian poet
DEATHS
Marin Mersenne, French philosopher
Tirso de Molina (Gabriel Téllez), Spanish playwright Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish playwright Vincent Voiture, French poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Hesperides Collection of poems by Robert Herrick
FRENCH
Artemenes; or, the Grand Cyrus Novel by Madeleine de Scudéry Le Roman comique Picaresque novel by Paul Scarron
1649
DEATHS
Richard Crashaw, English religious poet Tuk¯ar¯am, Marathi poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
“To Althea, from Prison” Poem by Richard Lovelace
“To Lucasta, Going to the Wars” Poem by Richard Lovelace
“Upon the Death of Lord Hastings” Poem by John Dryden
FRENCH
The Passions of the Soul Ethical treatise by René Descartes
GERMAN
Charles Stuart, or Majesty Murdered Tragic drama by Andreas Gryphius
1650
BIRTHS
Abdurrahman Mohammad, Afghan religious poet Ahmade Khani, Kurdish poet
Jam Durak, Iranian (Baluchi) lyric poet
DEATHS
René Descartes, French philosopher Jean de Rotrou, French playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH British
The Saints Everlasting Rest Tract by Presbyterian divine Richard Baxter
Welsh
The Glittering Flint Devotional verse by Henry Vaughan
FRENCH Andromède Play by Pierre Corneille
1651
BIRTHS
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and nun
François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, French mystic writer and Roman Catholic cleric
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Leviathan Political treatise by Thomas Hobbes
FRENCH Nicomède Play by Pierre Corneille
1652
BIRTH
Nahum Tate, Irish-born English poet and dramatist
DEATH
John Cotton, New England clergyman
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
A Priest to the Temple Prose work by George Herbert
FRENCH
The Christian Socrates Religious dialogues by Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
1653
BIRTH
Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright 58 ■ The Seventeenth Century: 1648
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man’s Recreation Discourse on fishing by Izaak Walton
The Changeling Play by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
FRENCH The Blunderer Comedy by Molière
SPANISH
The Daughter of the Air Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1654
DEATH
Matsunaga Teitoku, Japanese poet
PUBLICATIONS
CZECH
Orbis Sensualium Pictus First picture book for children by Johann Amos Commenius, educational reformer
DUTCH Lucifer Play by Joost van den Vondel
FRENCH
Clélie: Histoire romaine Novel by Madeleine de Scudéry
SPANISH
Disdain Turned Against Disdain Dramatic comedy by Agustín Moreto y Cabaña
1655
BIRTHS
Johann Beer, German novelist
Jean François Regnard, French comic playwright
DEATHS
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, French writer
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Jewish theologian, physician, and philosopher
Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician and philosopher Daniel Heinsius, Dutch classical scholar
Tristan (François L’Hermite), French playwright and poet
1656
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Miscellanies Collection of poems by Abraham Cowley
FRENCH
Provincial Letters Prose pamphlets by Blaise Pascal
1657
DEATHS
Richard Lovelace, English Cavalier lyric poet
Manasseh ben Israel, Dutch-Jewish scholar and Talmudist
PUBLICATIONS
GERMAN
The Absurda Comica, or Master Peter Squentz Comic play by Andreas Gryphius
Cardenio und Celinde Tragedy by Andreas Gryphius Carolus Stardus Tragedy by Andreas Gryphius Catharina von Georgien Tragedy by Andreas Gryphius
1658
DEATHS
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish philosopher George Philip Harsdörfer, German poet
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH De Homine Tract by Thomas Hobbes
“Methought I Saw My Late Espoused Saint” Poem by John Milton
SWEDISH
Hercules Allegorical epic by Georg Stiernhielm
1659
DEATH
D¯ar¯a Shik¯oh, Indo-Persian scholar
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH
Jephthah, or The Promised Sacrifice Tragedy by Joost van den Vondel
FRENCH The Affected Ladies Play by Molière The Amorous Quarrel Comedy by Molière
GERMAN Papinianus Play by Andreas Gryphius
The Seventeenth Century: 1659 ■ 59
1660
BIRTH
Daniel Defoe, English novelist DEATH
Paul Scarron, French cleric and writer
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH Astrea Redux Poem by John Dryden
FRENCH
The Golden Fleece Tragedy by Pierre Corneille
1661
BIRTH
Florent Carton Dancourt, French playwright
PUBLICATIONS
FRENCH The School for Husbands Comedy by Molière
SPANISH
Echo and Narcissus Play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1662
DEATH
Blaise Pascal, French philosopher
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Day of Doom Poetic epic by American Puritan writer Michael Wigglesworth
FRENCH
The Princess of Montpensier Novel by Marie-Madeleine de La Fayette
The School for Wives Play by Molière Sertorius Play by Pierre Corneille
1663
BIRTH
Cotton Mather, American Puritan divine
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH Hudibras Burlesque poem by Samuel Butler The Wild Gallant Play by John Dryden
GERMAN
Horribilicribrifax Satirical comedy by Andreas Gryphius
1664
BIRTHS
Matthew Prior, English poet
Sir John Vanbrugh, English playwright
DEATHS
Bihari Lal, Hindi poet
Andreas Gryphius, German lyric poet and playwright Miklós Zrínyi, Hungarian poet
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH Adam in Exile Play by Joost van den Vondel
ENGLISH American
Meditations Divine and Moral Collections of aphorisms by poet Anne Bradstreet
British
The Rival Ladies Play by John Dryden
FRENCH
The Forced Marriage Comedy-ballet by Molière Othon Play by Pierre Corneille
Tartuffe Comedy by Molière
The Thebans, or the Enemy Brothers Tragedy by Jean Racine
1665
DEATH
Samuel Coster, Dutch playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
The Indian Emperour Heroic play by John Dryden The Indian Queen Tragedy by John Dryden
FRENCH Alexander the Great Tragedy by Jean Racine
Don Juan, or the Stone Guest Comedy in prose by Molière Lives of Gallant Women Memoirs of Pierre de Bourdeille,
seigneur de Brantôme
Maxims Collection of maxims by François de La Rochefocauld Tales and Novels in Verse Humorous poetic tales by Jean de la
Fontaine 60 ■ The Seventeenth Century: 1660
1666
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Autobiography by John Bunyan, religious allegorist
FRENCH Agesilas Play by Pierre Corneille La Misanthrope Comedy by Molière
GERMAN
The Chaste Joseph Novel by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grim-melshausen, satirist
ICELANDIC
The Passion Hymns Poems by Hallgrimur Petursson
1667
BIRTH
Jonathan Swift, Irish-born English satirist
DEATH
Abraham Cowley, English poet
PUBLICATIONS
DUTCH Noah Play by Joost van den Vondel
ENGLISH Annus Mirabilis Poem by John Dryden Paradise Lost Poetic epic by John Milton
Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen Tragicomedy by John Dryden
FRENCH
Andromaque Dramatic tragedy by Jean Racine Attila Play by Pierre Corneille
1668
BIRTHS
Alain-René Lesage, French novelist Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher
DEATH
Sir William D’Avenant, English poet and playwright
PUBLICATIONS
FRENCH
Fables: Selected Fables in Verse Verse fables by Jean de La Fontaine
The Litigants Comedy by Jean Racine The Miser Comic drama in prose by Molière
SWEDISH Muses Poems by Georg Stiernhielm
1669
DEATHS
Arnold Geulincx, Belgian philosopher Agustín Moreto y Cabaña, Spanish playwright
PUBLICATIONS
ENGLISH
Tyrannic Love, or the Royal Martyr Heroic play in rhymed cou-plets by John Dryden
FRENCH Britannicus Dramatic tragedy by Jean Racine
GERMAN
Simplicissmus the Vagabond, that is the Life of a Strange Adven-turer Named Melchio Sternfels von Fuchsheim Novel by Hans
Simplicissmus the Vagabond, that is the Life of a Strange Adven-turer Named Melchio Sternfels von Fuchsheim Novel by Hans