1669 in literature

1669 in literature

The year 1669 in literature involved some significant events.

Events

* Samuel Pepys stops keeping his diary on May 31.
* The final section of "Parthenissa", the prose romance by Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, is published. Earlier portions of the work had appeared in 1651 and 1654–56.

New books

*Hans von Grimmelshausen - "Simplicius Simplicissimus" (first major novel in the German language)
*Anonymous (Gabriel-Joseph de la Vergne?) - "Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Les Lettres portugaises)"
*Blaise Pascal - "Pensees" (published posthumously)
*Jan Swammerdam - "Algemeene Verhandeling van de bloedeloose dierkens"
*John Wagstaffe - "The Question of Witchcraft Debated"

New drama

*Anonymous - "The Imperial Tragedy"
*John Dryden - "Tyrannic Love"
*Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery - "Guzman"
** - "Mr. Anthony"
*John Lacy - "The Dumb Lady"
*Jean Racine - "Britannicus"

Births

* Jiang Tingxi, encyclopaedist (died 1732)

Deaths

* March 19 - John Denham, poet (born 1615)
* September 30 - Henry King, poet (born 1592)
* December 16 - Nathaniel Fiennes (born c.1608)


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