List of years in literature
17th century
17th century
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### 1600s

* **[1601 in literature](/wiki/1601_in_literature "1601 in literature")** – *[Hamlet](/wiki/Hamlet "Hamlet")* (Shakespeare, approximate date), *[Twelfth Night](/wiki/Twelfth_Night "Twelfth Night")* (Shakespeare), *[The Triumphs of Oriana](/wiki/The_Triumphs_of_Oriana "The Triumphs of Oriana")* (Morley), *[Leucippe and Clitophon](/wiki/Leucippe_and_Clitophon "Leucippe and Clitophon")* (first printed)
* **[1602 in literature](/wiki/1602_in_literature "1602 in literature")** – *[La Argentina](/wiki/La_Argentina_%28poem%29 "La Argentina (poem)")* (Centenera), *[Bahr al\-Hayat](/wiki/Bahr_al-Hayat "Bahr al-Hayat")* (Muhammad Ghawth, approximate date), *[The City of the Sun](/wiki/The_City_of_the_Sun "The City of the Sun")* (Campanella)
* **[1603 in literature](/wiki/1603_in_literature "1603 in literature")** – *[Othello](/wiki/Othello "Othello")* (Shakespeare, approximate date), *[Nippo Jisho](/wiki/Nippo_Jisho "Nippo Jisho")*, *[The Wonderfull Yeare](/wiki/The_Wonderfull_Yeare "The Wonderfull Yeare")* (Dekker). First [kabuki](/wiki/Kabuki "Kabuki") performances
* **[1604 in literature](/wiki/1604_in_literature "1604 in literature")** – *[Altan Tobchi](/wiki/Altan_Tobchi "Altan Tobchi")* (Guush Luvsandanzan), *[Schilder\-boeck](/wiki/Schilder-boeck "Schilder-boeck")* (van Mander)
* **[1605 in literature](/wiki/1605_in_literature "1605 in literature")** – *[Don Quixote de la Mancha](/wiki/Don_Quixote "Don Quixote")* (Part 1; Cervantes), *[Fastiginia](/wiki/Fastiginia "Fastiginia")* (da Veiga), *[Mundus Alter et Idem](/wiki/Mundus_Alter_et_Idem "Mundus Alter et Idem")* (Hall), *[The Advancement of Learning](/wiki/The_Advancement_of_Learning "The Advancement of Learning")* (Bacon)
* **[1606 in literature](/wiki/1606_in_literature "1606 in literature")** – *[King Lear](/wiki/King_Lear "King Lear")* and *[Macbeth](/wiki/Macbeth "Macbeth")* (Shakespeare, approximate date), *[Ryukyu Shinto\-ki](/wiki/Ryukyu_Shinto-ki "Ryukyu Shinto-ki")*
* **[1607 in literature](/wiki/1607_in_literature "1607 in literature")** – *[L'Astrée](/wiki/L%27Astr%C3%A9e "L'Astrée")* (d'Urfé, first part), *[Atheism Conquered](/wiki/Atheism_Conquered "Atheism Conquered")* (Campanella), *[Tom a Lincoln](/wiki/Tom_a_Lincoln "Tom a Lincoln")* (Johnson, second part)
* **[1608 in literature](/wiki/1608_in_literature "1608 in literature")** – *[Somnium](/wiki/Somnium_%28novel%29 "Somnium (novel)")* (Kepler), *[Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea](/wiki/Journey_from_Bohemia_to_the_Holy_Land%2C_by_way_of_Venice_and_the_Sea "Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea")* (Harant), *[Shoumei](/wiki/Shoumei "Shoumei")* (Heinouchi)
* **[1609 in literature](/wiki/1609_in_literature "1609 in literature")** – [Shakespeare's sonnets](/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_sonnets "Shakespeare's sonnets") published, *[Epicœne, or The Silent Woman](/wiki/Epic%C5%93ne%2C_or_The_Silent_Woman "Epicœne, or The Silent Woman")* (Jonson), *[Comentarios Reales de los Incas](/wiki/Comentarios_Reales_de_los_Incas "Comentarios Reales de los Incas")* (de la Vega), *[Sancai Tuhui](/wiki/Sancai_Tuhui "Sancai Tuhui")* (Wang Qi)

### 1610s

* **[1610 in literature](/wiki/1610_in_literature "1610 in literature")** – *[Muyejebo](/wiki/Muyejebo "Muyejebo")*, *[Sidereus Nuncius](/wiki/Sidereus_Nuncius "Sidereus Nuncius")* (Galileo), *[True Reportory](/wiki/True_Reportory "True Reportory")* (Strachey)
* **[1611 in literature](/wiki/1611_in_literature "1611 in literature")** – [King James Bible](/wiki/King_James_Version "King James Version"), *[The Tempest](/wiki/The_Tempest "The Tempest")* (Shakespeare), *[Runa ABC](/wiki/Runa_ABC "Runa ABC")* (Bureus), *[Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum](/wiki/Salve_Deus_Rex_Judaeorum "Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum")* (Lanier)
* **[1612 in literature](/wiki/1612_in_literature "1612 in literature")** – [Malay Annals](/wiki/Malay_Annals "Malay Annals") (oldest known version), *[The Beginning and Progress of the Muscovy War](/wiki/The_Beginning_and_Progress_of_the_Muscovy_War "The Beginning and Progress of the Muscovy War")* (Zólkiewski), *[Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca](/wiki/Vocabolario_degli_Accademici_della_Crusca "Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca")*
* **[1613 in literature](/wiki/1613_in_literature "1613 in literature")** – *[Novelas ejemplares](/wiki/Novelas_ejemplares "Novelas ejemplares")* (Cervantes), *[Dongui Bogam](/wiki/Dongui_Bogam "Dongui Bogam")* (Heo Jun), *[Jatakalankara](/wiki/Jatakalankara "Jatakalankara")* (Ganesa), *[Soledades](/wiki/Soledades "Soledades")* (de Góngora)
* **[1614 in literature](/wiki/1614_in_literature "1614 in literature")** – *[Alma Academia Leidensis](/wiki/Alma_Academia_Leidensis "Alma Academia Leidensis")*, *[Jibong yuseol](/wiki/Jibong_yuseol "Jibong yuseol")* (Yi), [1614 Low German Bible](/wiki/1614_Low_German_Bible "1614 Low German Bible")
* **[1615 in literature](/wiki/1615_in_literature "1615 in literature")** – *[Don Quixote de la Mancha](/wiki/Don_Quixote "Don Quixote")* (second part, Cervantes), *[Zihui](/wiki/Zihui "Zihui")* (Mei), *[De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas](/wiki/De_Christiana_expeditione_apud_Sinas "De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas")* (Ricci)
* **[1616 in literature](/wiki/1616_in_literature "1616 in literature")** – *[Chess or the King's Game](/wiki/Chess_or_the_King%27s_Game "Chess or the King's Game")* (Augustus the Younger), *[Koyo Gunkan](/wiki/Koyo_Gunkan "Koyo Gunkan")* (Kosaka), *[Krista Purana](/wiki/Krista_Purana "Krista Purana")* (Stephens), *[A Description of New England](/wiki/A_Description_of_New_England "A Description of New England")* (Smith)
* **[1617 in literature](/wiki/1617_in_literature "1617 in literature")** – *[Dhola Maru](/wiki/Dhola_Maru "Dhola Maru")*, *[Wamyo Ruijusho](/wiki/Wamyo_Ruijusho "Wamyo Ruijusho")* (large edition)
* **[1618 in literature](/wiki/1618_in_literature "1618 in literature")** – *[The Dog in the Manger](/wiki/The_Dog_in_the_Manger_%28play%29 "The Dog in the Manger (play)")* (Lope de Vega), *[Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum](/wiki/Speculum_Sophicum_Rhodostauroticum "Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum")*
* **[1619 in literature](/wiki/1619_in_literature "1619 in literature")** – *[Fuenteovejuna](/wiki/Fuenteovejuna "Fuenteovejuna")* (Lope de Vega), *[The Maid's Tragedy](/wiki/The_Maid%27s_Tragedy "The Maid's Tragedy")* (Beaumont and Fletcher)

### 1620s

* **[1620 in literature](/wiki/1620_in_literature "1620 in literature")** – *[Novum Organum](/wiki/Novum_Organum "Novum Organum")* (Bacon), *[Septimana Philosophica](/wiki/Septimana_Philosophica "Septimana Philosophica")* (Maier), *[Haec\-Vir](/wiki/Haec-Vir "Haec-Vir")*, *[Stories Old and New](/wiki/Stories_Old_and_New "Stories Old and New")* and *[The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt](/wiki/The_Three_Sui_Quash_the_Demons%27_Revolt "The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt")* (Feng)
* **[1621 in literature](/wiki/1621_in_literature "1621 in literature")** – *[The Anatomy of Melancholy](/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_Melancholy "The Anatomy of Melancholy")* (Burton), *[The Countess of Montgomery's Urania](/wiki/The_Countess_of_Montgomery%27s_Urania "The Countess of Montgomery's Urania")* (Wroth), *[Wubei Zhi](/wiki/Wubei_Zhi "Wubei Zhi")* (Mao)
* **[1622 in literature](/wiki/1622_in_literature "1622 in literature")** – *[Mourt's Relation](/wiki/Mourt%27s_Relation "Mourt's Relation")* (Winslow and Bradford), *[Palazzi di Genova](/wiki/Palazzi_di_Genova "Palazzi di Genova")* (Rubens), *[La secchia rapita](/wiki/La_secchia_rapita "La secchia rapita")* (Tapoti)
* **[1623 in literature](/wiki/1623_in_literature "1623 in literature")** – *[First Folio](/wiki/First_Folio "First Folio")* (Shakespeare), *[Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart](/wiki/Labyrinth_of_the_World_and_Paradise_of_the_Heart "Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart")* (Comenius), *[Zhifang Waiji](/wiki/Zhifang_Waiji "Zhifang Waiji")*
* **[1624 in literature](/wiki/1624_in_literature "1624 in literature")** – *[Devotions upon Emergent Occasions](/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasions "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions")* (Donne), *[Emblemata of Zinne\-werck](/wiki/Emblemata_of_Zinne-werck "Emblemata of Zinne-werck")* (de Brune), *[Stories to Caution the World](/wiki/Stories_to_Caution_the_World "Stories to Caution the World")* (Feng), *[De Veritate](/wiki/De_Veritate "De Veritate")* (Herbert)
* **[1625 in literature](/wiki/1625_in_literature "1625 in literature")** – *[De jure belli ac pacis](/wiki/De_jure_belli_ac_pacis "De jure belli ac pacis")* (Grotius), *[Musaeum Hermeticum](/wiki/Musaeum_Hermeticum "Musaeum Hermeticum")* (Jennis), *[Pamietnik handlowca](/wiki/Pamietnik_handlowca "Pamietnik handlowca")* (Stefanski)
* **[1626 in literature](/wiki/1626_in_literature "1626 in literature")** – *[New Atlantis](/wiki/New_Atlantis "New Atlantis")* (Bacon), *[El Buscón](/wiki/El_Busc%C3%B3n "El Buscón")* (de Quevedo), *[The Jews' Tragedy](/wiki/The_Jews%27_Tragedy "The Jews' Tragedy")* (Heminges, written)
* **[1627 in literature](/wiki/1627_in_literature "1627 in literature")** – *[Stories to Awaken the World](/wiki/Stories_to_Awaken_the_World "Stories to Awaken the World")* (Feng), *[Los Sueños](/wiki/Los_Sue%C3%B1os "Los Sueños")* (de Quevedo), *[Diagrams and explanations of the wonderful machines of the Far West](/wiki/Diagrams_and_explanations_of_the_wonderful_machines_of_the_Far_West "Diagrams and explanations of the wonderful machines of the Far West")* (Shreck and Wang)
* **[1628 in literature](/wiki/1628_in_literature "1628 in literature")** – *[Institutes of the Lawes of England](/wiki/Institutes_of_the_Lawes_of_England "Institutes of the Lawes of England")* (Coke), *[The Lover's Melancholy](/wiki/The_Lover%27s_Melancholy "The Lover's Melancholy")* (Ford)
* **[1629 in literature](/wiki/1629_in_literature "1629 in literature")** – *[Janua linguarum reserata](/wiki/Janua_linguarum_reserata "Janua linguarum reserata")* (Comenius), *[Alphabetum Ibericum sive Georgianum cum Oratione](/wiki/Alphabetum_Ibericum_sive_Georgianum_cum_Oratione "Alphabetum Ibericum sive Georgianum cum Oratione")*, *[Mélite](/wiki/M%C3%A9lite "Mélite")* (Corneille)

### 1630s

* **[1630 in literature](/wiki/1630_in_literature "1630 in literature")** – *[Pathomachia](/wiki/Pathomachia "Pathomachia")*
* **[1631 in literature](/wiki/1631_in_literature "1631 in literature")** – *[The Swisser](/wiki/The_Swisser "The Swisser")* (Wilson)
* **[1632 in literature](/wiki/1632_in_literature "1632 in literature")** – *[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems](/wiki/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems")* (Galileo), *[Histriomastix](/wiki/Histriomastix "Histriomastix")* (Prynne)
* **[1633 in literature](/wiki/1633_in_literature "1633 in literature")** – *[Holy Sonnets](/wiki/Holy_Sonnets "Holy Sonnets")* (Donne)
* **[1634 in literature](/wiki/1634_in_literature "1634 in literature")** – [*Somnium*](/wiki/Somnium_%28novel%29 "Somnium (novel)") (Kepler), *[The Mysteryes of Nature and Art](/wiki/The_Mysteryes_of_Nature_and_Art "The Mysteryes of Nature and Art")* (Bate)
* **[1635 in literature](/wiki/1635_in_literature "1635 in literature")** – *[Dijing Jingwulue](/wiki/Dijing_Jingwulue "Dijing Jingwulue")* (Liu Tong)
* **[1636 in literature](/wiki/1636_in_literature "1636 in literature")** – the [Annals of the Four Masters](/wiki/Annals_of_the_Four_Masters "Annals of the Four Masters") are completed, *[Pentamerone](/wiki/Pentamerone "Pentamerone")* (Basile), [Yesipov Chronicle](/wiki/Yesipov_Chronicle "Yesipov Chronicle")
* **[1637 in literature](/wiki/1637_in_literature "1637 in literature")** – *[Discourse on the Method](/wiki/Discourse_on_the_Method "Discourse on the Method")* (Descartes), *[Tiangong Kaiwu](/wiki/Tiangong_Kaiwu "Tiangong Kaiwu")* (Song)
* **[1638 in literature](/wiki/1638_in_literature "1638 in literature")** – *[The Man in the Moone](/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Moone "The Man in the Moone")* (Godwin), *[El Carnero](/wiki/El_Carnero "El Carnero")* (Freyle)
* **[1639 in literature](/wiki/1639_in_literature "1639 in literature")** – *[Tesoro de la lengua guaraní](/wiki/Tesoro_de_la_lengua_guaran%C3%AD "Tesoro de la lengua guaraní")*, *[The Unnatural Combat](/wiki/The_Unnatural_Combat "The Unnatural Combat")* (Massinger)

### 1640s

* **[1640 in literature](/wiki/1640_in_literature "1640 in literature")** – *[Meditations on First Philosophy](/wiki/Meditations_on_First_Philosophy "Meditations on First Philosophy")* (Descartes), *[Arte da Lingoa Canarim](/wiki/Arte_da_Lingoa_Canarim "Arte da Lingoa Canarim")* (Stephens), *[Augustinus](/wiki/Augustinus_%28Jansenist_book%29 "Augustinus (Jansenist book)")* (Jansen), [Bay Psalm Book](/wiki/Bay_Psalm_Book "Bay Psalm Book"), *[On Yixing Tea Pot](/wiki/On_Yixing_Tea_Pot "On Yixing Tea Pot")* (Zhou Gaochi), *[A Supplement to the Journey to the West](/wiki/A_Supplement_to_the_Journey_to_the_West "A Supplement to the Journey to the West")* (Shen Yue)
* **[1641 in literature](/wiki/1641_in_literature "1641 in literature")** – *[Leyen Spiegel](/wiki/Leyen_Spiegel "Leyen Spiegel")*, *[A Description of the Famous Kingdome of Macaria](/wiki/A_Description_of_the_Famous_Kingdome_of_Macaria "A Description of the Famous Kingdome of Macaria")* (Plattes), *[Flandria Illustrata](/wiki/Flandria_Illustrata "Flandria Illustrata")* (Sanderus)
* **[1642 in literature](/wiki/1642_in_literature "1642 in literature")** – *[De Cive](/wiki/De_Cive "De Cive")* (Hobbes), *[Tohfatu'l\-Ahbab](/wiki/Tohfatu%27l-Ahbab "Tohfatu'l-Ahbab")* (Muhammad Ali Kashmiri), *[Le Vite de’ Pittori, Scultori et Architetti](/wiki/Artists_in_biographies_by_Giovanni_Baglione "Artists in biographies by Giovanni Baglione")* (Baglione)
* **[1643 in literature](/wiki/1643_in_literature "1643 in literature")** – *[Cazania lui Varlaam](/wiki/Cazania_lui_Varlaam "Cazania lui Varlaam")*, *[Gero](/wiki/Gero_%28book%29 "Gero (book)")* (Agerre), *[A History of Tibet by the Fifth Dalai Lama of Tibet](/wiki/A_History_of_Tibet_by_the_Fifth_Dalai_Lama_of_Tibet "A History of Tibet by the Fifth Dalai Lama of Tibet")*, *[Shinra no Kiroku](/wiki/Shinra_no_Kiroku "Shinra no Kiroku")* (Matsumae Kagehiro)
* **[1644 in literature](/wiki/1644_in_literature "1644 in literature")** – *[Areopagitica](/wiki/Areopagitica "Areopagitica")* and *[Of Education](/wiki/Of_Education "Of Education")* (Milton), *[Principles of Philosophy](/wiki/Principles_of_Philosophy "Principles of Philosophy")* (Descartes)
* **[1645 in literature](/wiki/1645_in_literature "1645 in literature")** – *[The Book of Five Rings](/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings "The Book of Five Rings")* and *[Dokkodo](/wiki/Dokkodo "Dokkodo")* (Musashi), *[Epistolae Ho\-Elianae](/wiki/Epistolae_Ho-Elianae "Epistolae Ho-Elianae")* (Howell), *[L'huomo di lettere](/wiki/L%27huomo_di_lettere "L'huomo di lettere")* (Bartoli)
* **[1646 in literature](/wiki/1646_in_literature "1646 in literature")** – *[Estebanillo González](/wiki/Estebanillo_Gonz%C3%A1lez "Estebanillo González")*, *[Gangraena](/wiki/Gangraena "Gangraena")* (Edwardes), *[Pseudodoxia Epidemica](/wiki/Pseudodoxia_Epidemica "Pseudodoxia Epidemica")* (Browne)
* **[1647 in literature](/wiki/1647_in_literature "1647 in literature")** – *[The Advice to Hartlib](/wiki/The_Advice_to_Hartlib "The Advice to Hartlib")* (Petty), [Beaumont and Fletcher folios](/wiki/Beaumont_and_Fletcher_folios "Beaumont and Fletcher folios") (first edition), *[The Siege of Sziget](/wiki/The_Siege_of_Sziget "The Siege of Sziget")* (Zrinski, written)
* **[1648 in literature](/wiki/1648_in_literature "1648 in literature")** – *[Hesperides](/wiki/Hesperides_%28poetry_collection%29 "Hesperides (poetry collection)")* (Herrick), *[Image of the Virgin Mary Mother of God of Guadalupe](/wiki/Image_of_the_Virgin_Mary_Mother_of_God_of_Guadalupe "Image of the Virgin Mary Mother of God of Guadalupe")*, *[Padmavati](/wiki/Padmavati_%28poem%29 "Padmavati (poem)")* (Alaol)
* **[1649 in literature](/wiki/1649_in_literature "1649 in literature")** – *[Historia Lettica](/wiki/Historia_Lettica "Historia Lettica")* (Einhorn), *[Huei tlamahuiçoltica](/wiki/Huei_tlamahui%C3%A7oltica "Huei tlamahuiçoltica")* (de la Vega), *[Leabhar na nGenealach](/wiki/Leabhar_na_nGenealach "Leabhar na nGenealach")* (Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh), *[Prasna Marga](/wiki/Prasna_Marga "Prasna Marga")* (Narayanan Nambutiri)

### 1650s

* **[1650 in literature](/wiki/1650_in_literature "1650 in literature")** – *[Chūzan Seikan](/wiki/Ch%C5%ABzan_Seikan "Chūzan Seikan")* ([Sho Shoken](/wiki/Sho_Shoken "Sho Shoken")), *[The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America](/wiki/The_Tenth_Muse_Lately_Sprung_Up_in_America "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America")* (Bradstreet), *[Il Conquisto di Granata](/wiki/Il_Conquisto_di_Granata "Il Conquisto di Granata")* (Graziani), [Vrhobreznica Chronicle](/wiki/Vrhobreznica_Chronicle "Vrhobreznica Chronicle")
* **[1651 in literature](/wiki/1651_in_literature "1651 in literature")** – [Thomas Hobbes](/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes "Thomas Hobbes")'s *[Leviathan](/wiki/Leviathan_%28Hobbes_book%29 "Leviathan (Hobbes book)")*, *[The Dancing Master](/wiki/The_Dancing_Master "The Dancing Master")* (Playford), *[Abagar](/wiki/Abagar "Abagar")* (Filip Stanislavov), *[Bahar\-i Danish](/wiki/Bahar-i_Danish "Bahar-i Danish")* ([Inayat Allah Kamboh](/wiki/Inayat_Allah_Kamboh "Inayat Allah Kamboh"))
* **[1652 in literature](/wiki/1652_in_literature "1652 in literature")** – *[Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum](/wiki/Theatrum_Chemicum_Britannicum "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum")* (Ashmole), *[Alcibiades the Schoolboy](/wiki/Alcibiades_the_Schoolboy "Alcibiades the Schoolboy")*, *[Oedipus Aegyptiacus](/wiki/Oedipus_Aegyptiacus "Oedipus Aegyptiacus")* (Kircher)
* **[1653 in literature](/wiki/1653_in_literature "1653 in literature")** – *[The Compleat Angler](/wiki/The_Compleat_Angler "The Compleat Angler")* (Walton), *[Logopandecteision](/wiki/Logopandecteision "Logopandecteision")* (Urquhart)
* **[1654 in literature](/wiki/1654_in_literature "1654 in literature")** – *[Dasbodh](/wiki/Dasbodh "Dasbodh")* (Ramdas), *[Appius and Virginia](/wiki/Appius_and_Virginia "Appius and Virginia")* (Webster)
* **[1655 in literature](/wiki/1655_in_literature "1655 in literature")** – *[Dabestan\-e Mazaheb](/wiki/Dabestan-e_Mazaheb "Dabestan-e Mazaheb")*, *[De Corpore](/wiki/De_Corpore "De Corpore")* (Hobbes), *[Tarikh al\-Sudan](/wiki/Tarikh_al-Sudan "Tarikh al-Sudan")* ([Abd al\-Sadi](/wiki/Abd_al-Sadi "Abd al-Sadi")); [Junius manuscript](/wiki/Junius_manuscript "Junius manuscript") first published
* **[1656 in literature](/wiki/1656_in_literature "1656 in literature")** – *[The Commonwealth of Oceana](/wiki/The_Commonwealth_of_Oceana "The Commonwealth of Oceana")* (Harrington), *Mizan al\-haqq* ([Kâtip Çelebi](/wiki/K%C3%A2tip_%C3%87elebi "Kâtip Çelebi"))
* **[1657 in literature](/wiki/1657_in_literature "1657 in literature")** – *[Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon](/wiki/Comical_History_of_the_States_and_Empires_of_the_Moon "Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon")* ([Cyrano de Bergerac](/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac "Cyrano de Bergerac")), *[Lettres provinciales](/wiki/Lettres_provinciales "Lettres provinciales")* (Pascal), *[The Siege of Rhodes](/wiki/The_Siege_of_Rhodes "The Siege of Rhodes")* (Davenant),
* **[1658 in literature](/wiki/1658_in_literature "1658 in literature")** – *[Heutelia](/wiki/Heutelia "Heutelia")*, *[Ping Shan Leng Yan](/wiki/Ping_Shan_Leng_Yan "Ping Shan Leng Yan")*, *[The Garden of Cyrus](/wiki/The_Garden_of_Cyrus "The Garden of Cyrus")* (Browne)
* **[1659 in literature](/wiki/1659_in_literature "1659 in literature")** – *[Shajara\-i Tarakima](/wiki/Shajara-i_Tarakima "Shajara-i Tarakima")* (Abu al\-Ghazi Bahadur), *[The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses](/wiki/The_Contention_of_Ajax_and_Ulysses "The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses")* (Shirley)

### 1660s

* **[1660 in literature](/wiki/1660_in_literature "1660 in literature")** – *[Martyrs Mirror](/wiki/Martyrs_Mirror "Martyrs Mirror")* (van Braght), *[Critici sacri](/wiki/Critici_sacri "Critici sacri")* (Pearson); [Samuel Pepys](/wiki/Samuel_Pepys "Samuel Pepys") opens his diary
* **[1661 in literature](/wiki/1661_in_literature "1661 in literature")** – *[The Faithful Friends](/wiki/The_Faithful_Friends "The Faithful Friends")* (first printed), *[A Cure for a Cuckold](/wiki/A_Cure_for_a_Cuckold "A Cure for a Cuckold")* (Fletcher, first printed), *[Putni tovaruš](/wiki/Putni_tovaru%C5%A1 "Putni tovaruš")* (Zrinska)
* **[1662 in literature](/wiki/1662_in_literature "1662 in literature")** – [Molière](/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re "Molière")'s *[L'école des femmes](/wiki/L%27%C3%A9cole_des_femmes "L'école des femmes")*, *[The Princess of Montpensier](/wiki/The_Princess_of_Montpensier_%28novella%29 "The Princess of Montpensier (novella)")* (De La Fayette), *[Erdeniin Tobchi](/wiki/Erdeniin_Tobchi "Erdeniin Tobchi")*, *[Port\-Royal Logic](/wiki/Port-Royal_Logic "Port-Royal Logic")*, *[Het Gulden Cabinet](/wiki/Het_Gulden_Cabinet "Het Gulden Cabinet")* (de Bie); Traditional puppet play *[Punch and Judy](/wiki/Punch_and_Judy "Punch and Judy")* first performed
* **[1663 in literature](/wiki/1663_in_literature "1663 in literature")** – [Eliot Indian Bible](/wiki/Eliot_Indian_Bible "Eliot Indian Bible"), *[The Playhouse to Be Let](/wiki/The_Playhouse_to_Be_Let "The Playhouse to Be Let")* (Davenant); [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles\-Lettres](/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_des_Inscriptions_et_Belles-Lettres "Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres") founded; first [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane](/wiki/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane "Theatre Royal, Drury Lane") founded
* **[1664 in literature](/wiki/1664_in_literature "1664 in literature")** – Molière's *[Tartuffe](/wiki/Tartuffe "Tartuffe")*, *[Technica Curiosa](/wiki/Technica_Curiosa "Technica Curiosa")* (Schott), *[Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest\-Trees and the Propagation of Timber](/wiki/Sylva%2C_or_A_Discourse_of_Forest-Trees_and_the_Propagation_of_Timber "Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber")* (Evelyn), *[Hudibras](/wiki/Hudibras "Hudibras")* (Butler, second part)
* **[1665 in literature](/wiki/1665_in_literature "1665 in literature")** – *[Contes et nouvelles en vers](/wiki/Contes_et_nouvelles_en_vers "Contes et nouvelles en vers")* (De La Fontaine), *[Historia Eustachio Mariana](/wiki/Historia_Eustachio_Mariana "Historia Eustachio Mariana")* (Kercher); *[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society](/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society")* begins publication
* **[1666 in literature](/wiki/1666_in_literature "1666 in literature")** – [Gottfried Leibniz](/wiki/Gottfried_Leibniz "Gottfried Leibniz")'s *[De Arte Combinatoria](/wiki/De_Arte_Combinatoria "De Arte Combinatoria") ('On the Art of Combination')*; [Margaret Cavendish](/wiki/Margaret_Cavendish "Margaret Cavendish")'s *[The Blazing World](/wiki/The_Blazing_World "The Blazing World")*, *[Cuimre na nGenealach](/wiki/Cuimre_na_nGenealach "Cuimre na nGenealach")*
* **[1667 in literature](/wiki/1667_in_literature "1667 in literature")** – [John Milton](/wiki/John_Milton "John Milton")'s *[Paradise Lost](/wiki/Paradise_Lost "Paradise Lost")*, *[China Illustrata](/wiki/China_Illustrata "China Illustrata")* (Kircher), *[Hatata](/wiki/Hatata "Hatata")* (Zera Yacob)
* **[1668 in literature](/wiki/1668_in_literature "1668 in literature")** – [Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen](/wiki/Hans_Jakob_Christoffel_von_Grimmelshausen "Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen")'s *[Simplicius Simplicissimus](/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus "Simplicius Simplicissimus")*, *[Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant](/wiki/Bibliotheca_Fratrum_Polonorum_quos_Unitarios_vocant "Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant")*, *[Description of Africa](/wiki/Description_of_Africa_%281668_book%29 "Description of Africa (1668 book)")* (Dapper), *[Een Bloemhof](/wiki/Een_Bloemhof "Een Bloemhof")* (Koerbagh), *[The Isle of Pines](/wiki/The_Isle_of_Pines "The Isle of Pines")* (Neville)
* **[1669 in literature](/wiki/1669_in_literature "1669 in literature")** – [Jean Racine](/wiki/Jean_Racine "Jean Racine")'s *[Britannicus](/wiki/Britannicus_%28play%29 "Britannicus (play)")*, *[Letters of a Portuguese Nun](/wiki/Letters_of_a_Portuguese_Nun "Letters of a Portuguese Nun")* (comte de Guilleragues)

### 1670s

* **[1670 in literature](/wiki/1670_in_literature "1670 in literature")** – *[Le Bourgeois gentilhomme](/wiki/Le_Bourgeois_gentilhomme "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme")* (Molière), *[Tractatus Theologico\-Politicus](/wiki/Tractatus_Theologico-Politicus "Tractatus Theologico-Politicus")* (Spinoza), *[Pensées](/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es "Pensées")* (Pascal)
* **[1671 in literature](/wiki/1671_in_literature "1671 in literature")** – *[Samson Agonistes](/wiki/Samson_Agonistes "Samson Agonistes")* (Milton), *[Gartlic za cas kratiti](/wiki/Gartlic_za_cas_kratiti "Gartlic za cas kratiti")* (Frankopan), *[De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld](/wiki/De_Nieuwe_en_Onbekende_Weereld "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld")* (Montanus)
* **[1672 in literature](/wiki/1672_in_literature "1672 in literature")** – *[Les Femmes Savantes](/wiki/Les_Femmes_Savantes "Les Femmes Savantes")* (Molière), *[Loimologia](/wiki/Loimologia "Loimologia")* (Hodges), *[The Lives of the Artists](/wiki/The_Lives_of_the_Artists_%28Bellori%29 "The Lives of the Artists (Bellori)")* (Bellori)
* **[1673 in literature](/wiki/1673_in_literature "1673 in literature")** – *[The Floating Island](/wiki/The_Floating_Island_%28Head_novel%29 "The Floating Island (Head novel)")* (Head), *[Lapponia](/wiki/Lapponia_%28book%29 "Lapponia (book)")* (Schefferus)
* **[1674 in literature](/wiki/1674_in_literature "1674 in literature")** – *[Nouveaux contes](/wiki/Nouveaux_contes "Nouveaux contes")* ([Jean de la Fontaine](/wiki/Jean_de_la_Fontaine "Jean de la Fontaine")), *[Le Théâtre François](/wiki/Le_Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Fran%C3%A7ois "Le Théâtre François")* (Chappuzeau), *[Jammers Minde](/wiki/Jammers_Minde "Jammers Minde")* (Leonora Christina)
* **[1675 in literature](/wiki/1675_in_literature "1675 in literature")** – *[The Country Wife](/wiki/The_Country_Wife "The Country Wife")* (Wycherley), *[History of the Sevarambians](/wiki/History_of_the_Sevarambians "History of the Sevarambians")* (Vairasse), *[Teutsche Academie](/wiki/Teutsche_Academie "Teutsche Academie")* (von Sandrart)
* **[1676 in literature](/wiki/1676_in_literature "1676 in literature")** – *[The Southern Land, Known](/wiki/The_Southern_Land%2C_Known "The Southern Land, Known")* (de Foigny), *[Truth's Triumph](/wiki/Truth%27s_Triumph "Truth's Triumph")* (Tomkinson), *[The Man of Mode](/wiki/The_Man_of_Mode "The Man of Mode")* (Etherege)
* **[1677 in literature](/wiki/1677_in_literature "1677 in literature")** – *[Phèdre](/wiki/Ph%C3%A8dre "Phèdre")* (Racine), *[Ethics](/wiki/Ethics_%28Spinoza%29 "Ethics (Spinoza)")* (Spinoza)
* **[1678 in literature](/wiki/1678_in_literature "1678 in literature")** – *[The Pilgrim's Progress](/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress "The Pilgrim's Progress")* ([John Bunyan](/wiki/John_Bunyan "John Bunyan")), *[La Princesse de Clèves](/wiki/La_Princesse_de_Cl%C3%A8ves "La Princesse de Clèves")*, *[Mowing\-Devil](/wiki/Mowing-Devil "Mowing-Devil")*
* **[1679 in literature](/wiki/1679_in_literature "1679 in literature")** – [Beaumont and Fletcher folios](/wiki/Beaumont_and_Fletcher_folios "Beaumont and Fletcher folios") (second volume), *[Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio](/wiki/Strange_Stories_from_a_Chinese_Studio "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio")* (Pu Songling, written in this year)

### 1680s

* **[1680 in literature](/wiki/1680_in_literature "1680 in literature")** – *[The Orphan](/wiki/The_Orphan_%28play%29 "The Orphan (play)")* by [Thomas Otway](/wiki/Thomas_Otway "Thomas Otway"); *[Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe](/wiki/Leabhar_Cloinne_Aodha_Buidhe "Leabhar Cloinne Aodha Buidhe")* by [Ruairí Ó hUiginn](/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_%C3%93_hUiginn "Ruairí Ó hUiginn"); *[The Life and Death of Mr Badman](/wiki/The_Life_and_Death_of_Mr_Badman "The Life and Death of Mr Badman")* by [John Bunyan](/wiki/John_Bunyan "John Bunyan"). Death of [Samuel Butler](/wiki/Samuel_Butler_%28poet%29 "Samuel Butler (poet)")
* **[1681 in literature](/wiki/1681_in_literature "1681 in literature")** – *[The History of King Lear](/wiki/The_History_of_King_Lear "The History of King Lear")* by [Nahum Tate](/wiki/Nahum_Tate "Nahum Tate"); *[An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon](/wiki/An_Historical_Relation_of_the_Island_Ceylon "An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon")* by [Robert Knox](/wiki/Robert_Knox_%28sailor%29 "Robert Knox (sailor)"); *[Absalom and Achitophel](/wiki/Absalom_and_Achitophel "Absalom and Achitophel")* by [John Dryden](/wiki/John_Dryden "John Dryden")
* **[1682 in literature](/wiki/1682_in_literature "1682 in literature")** – *[The Holy War](/wiki/The_Holy_War "The Holy War")* by [John Bunyan](/wiki/John_Bunyan "John Bunyan"); *[Frame of Government of Pennsylvania](/wiki/Frame_of_Government_of_Pennsylvania "Frame of Government of Pennsylvania")* by [William Penn](/wiki/William_Penn "William Penn"); *[Mac Flecknoe](/wiki/Mac_Flecknoe "Mac Flecknoe")* by [John Dryden](/wiki/John_Dryden "John Dryden"); *[Venice Preserv'd](/wiki/Venice_Preserv%27d "Venice Preserv'd")* by [Thomas Otway](/wiki/Thomas_Otway "Thomas Otway")
* **[1683 in literature](/wiki/1683_in_literature "1683 in literature")** – *[The London Jilt](/wiki/The_London_Jilt "The London Jilt")* attributed to Alexander Oldys; *[Venus in the Cloister](/wiki/Venus_in_the_Cloister "Venus in the Cloister")* by the pseudonymous writer Abbé du Prat. Death of [Izaak Walton](/wiki/Izaak_Walton "Izaak Walton")
* **[1684 in literature](/wiki/1684_in_literature "1684 in literature")** – *[Love\-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister](/wiki/Love-Letters_Between_a_Nobleman_and_His_Sister "Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister")* attributed to [Aphra Behn](/wiki/Aphra_Behn "Aphra Behn"); *[Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy](/wiki/Letters_Writ_by_a_Turkish_Spy "Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy")* attributed to [Giovanni Paolo Marana](/wiki/Giovanni_Paolo_Marana "Giovanni Paolo Marana"); *[Sodom, or the Quintessence of Debauchery](/wiki/Sodom%2C_or_the_Quintessence_of_Debauchery "Sodom, or the Quintessence of Debauchery")* attributed to [John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester](/wiki/John_Wilmot%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Rochester "John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester"); *[Odiljenje sigetsko](/wiki/Odiljenje_sigetsko "Odiljenje sigetsko")* by [Pavao Ritter Vitezovic](/wiki/Pavao_Ritter_Vitezovic "Pavao Ritter Vitezovic"); *[Bibliotheca antitrinitariorum](/wiki/Bibliotheca_antitrinitariorum "Bibliotheca antitrinitariorum")* by [Christopher Sandius](/wiki/Christopher_Sandius "Christopher Sandius"). Death of [Pierre Corneille](/wiki/Pierre_Corneille "Pierre Corneille")
* **[1685 in literature](/wiki/1685_in_literature "1685 in literature")** – *[Bibliotheca Anatomica](/wiki/Bibliotheca_Anatomica "Bibliotheca Anatomica")* by [Daniel Le Clerc](/wiki/Daniel_Le_Clerc "Daniel Le Clerc") and [Jean\-Jacques Manget](/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Manget "Jean-Jacques Manget"); *[Cuneus Prophetarum](/wiki/Cuneus_Prophetarum "Cuneus Prophetarum")* by [Pjetër Bogdani](/wiki/Pjet%C3%ABr_Bogdani "Pjetër Bogdani")
* **[1686 in literature](/wiki/1686_in_literature "1686 in literature")** – *[Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds](/wiki/Conversations_on_the_Plurality_of_Worlds "Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds")* by [Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle](/wiki/Bernard_Le_Bovier_de_Fontenelle "Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle")
* **[1687 in literature](/wiki/1687_in_literature "1687 in literature")** – [Isaac Newton](/wiki/Isaac_Newton "Isaac Newton"), *[Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica](/wiki/Philosophi%C3%A6_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica")*; [John Dryden](/wiki/John_Dryden "John Dryden") *[The Hind and the Panther](/wiki/The_Hind_and_the_Panther "The Hind and the Panther")*
* **[1688 in literature](/wiki/1688_in_literature "1688 in literature")** – [Aphra Behn](/wiki/Aphra_Behn "Aphra Behn"), *[Oroonoko](/wiki/Oroonoko "Oroonoko")*. Death of [John Bunyan](/wiki/John_Bunyan "John Bunyan")
* **[1689 in literature](/wiki/1689_in_literature "1689 in literature")** – [John Locke](/wiki/John_Locke "John Locke"), *[An Essay Concerning Human Understanding](/wiki/An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding")*. Death of [Aphra Behn](/wiki/Aphra_Behn "Aphra Behn")

### 1690s

* **[1690 in literature](/wiki/1690_in_literature "1690 in literature")** – *[A Letter to a Friend](/wiki/A_Letter_to_a_Friend "A Letter to a Friend")* (Browne), *[Dioclesian](/wiki/Dioclesian "Dioclesian")* (Purcell), *[Amphitryon](/wiki/Amphitryon_%28Dryden_play%29 "Amphitryon (Dryden play)")* (Dryden)
* **[1691 in literature](/wiki/1691_in_literature "1691 in literature")** – *[Athalie](/wiki/Athalie "Athalie")* (Racine), *[Sarumino](/wiki/Sarumino "Sarumino")*
* **[1692 in literature](/wiki/1692_in_literature "1692 in literature")** – *[L'Impromptu de la garnison de Namur](/wiki/L%27Impromptu_de_la_garnison_de_Namur "L'Impromptu de la garnison de Namur")*, *Banmin chohoki*
* **[1693 in literature](/wiki/1693_in_literature "1693 in literature")** – *[The Old Bachelor](/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor "The Old Bachelor")* and *[The Double Dealer](/wiki/The_Double_Dealer "The Double Dealer")* (Congreve), *[The Carnal Prayer Mat](/wiki/The_Carnal_Prayer_Mat "The Carnal Prayer Mat")* (Li Yu), *[Some Thoughts Concerning Education](/wiki/Some_Thoughts_Concerning_Education "Some Thoughts Concerning Education")* (Locke), *[Wonders of the Invisible World](/wiki/Wonders_of_the_Invisible_World "Wonders of the Invisible World")* (Mather)
* **[1694 in literature](/wiki/1694_in_literature "1694 in literature")** – First complete edition of *[Dictionnaire de l'Académie française](/wiki/Dictionnaire_de_l%27Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise "Dictionnaire de l'Académie française")*, *[Het Menselyk Bedryf ("The Book of Trades")](/wiki/Het_Menselyk_Bedryf_%28%22The_Book_of_Trades%22%29 "Het Menselyk Bedryf (")* (Luyken)
* **[1695 in literature](/wiki/1695_in_literature "1695 in literature")** – *[Love for Love](/wiki/Love_for_Love "Love for Love")* (Congreve), *[Khulasat\-ut\-Tawarikh](/wiki/Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh "Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh")* (Sujan Rai), *[Guwen Guanzhi](/wiki/Guwen_Guanzhi "Guwen Guanzhi")*
* **[1696 in literature](/wiki/1696_in_literature "1696 in literature")** – *[Love's Last Shift](/wiki/Love%27s_Last_Shift "Love's Last Shift")* (Cibber), *[The Relapse](/wiki/The_Relapse "The Relapse")* (Vanbrugh), *[She Ventures and He Wins](/wiki/She_Ventures_and_He_Wins "She Ventures and He Wins")* (Ariadne), *[Sri Charitropakhyan](/wiki/Sri_Charitropakhyan "Sri Charitropakhyan")*, *[The Inhumane Cardinal; or, Innocence Betrayed](/wiki/The_Inhumane_Cardinal%3B_or%2C_Innocence_Betrayed "The Inhumane Cardinal; or, Innocence Betrayed")* (Pix)
* **[1697 in literature](/wiki/1697_in_literature "1697 in literature")** – *[Histoires ou contes du temps passé](/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9 "Histoires ou contes du temps passé")* (Perrault), *[Belle\-Belle ou Le Chevalier Fortuné](/wiki/Belle-Belle_ou_Le_Chevalier_Fortun%C3%A9 "Belle-Belle ou Le Chevalier Fortuné")* (d'Aulnoy), *[Sabhasad Bakhar](/wiki/Sabhasad_Bakhar "Sabhasad Bakhar")*
* **[1698 in literature](/wiki/1698_in_literature "1698 in literature")** – *[Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage](/wiki/Short_View_of_the_Immorality_and_Profaneness_of_the_English_Stage "Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage")* (Collier), *[Tooke's Pantheon](/wiki/Tooke%27s_Pantheon "Tooke's Pantheon")*, *[Teague Land](/wiki/Teague_Land "Teague Land")* (Dunton), *[A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew](/wiki/A_New_Dictionary_of_the_Terms_Ancient_and_Modern_of_the_Canting_Crew "A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew")*
* **[1699 in literature](/wiki/1699_in_literature "1699 in literature")** – *[Les Aventures de Télémaque](/wiki/Les_Aventures_de_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9maque "Les Aventures de Télémaque")* (Fénelon), *[Historia Histrionica](/wiki/Historia_Histrionica "Historia Histrionica")* (Wright), [Kingo's hymnal](/wiki/Kingo%27s_hymnal "Kingo's hymnal"). Death of [Jean Racine](/wiki/Jean_Racine "Jean Racine")
* **[1700 in literature](/wiki/1700_in_literature "1700 in literature")** – *[The Way of the World](/wiki/The_Way_of_the_World "The Way of the World")* – [William Congreve](/wiki/William_Congreve "William Congreve"). Death of [John Dryden](/wiki/John_Dryden "John Dryden")

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