1680 in literature explained
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1680.
Events
New books
Prose
Drama
Births
Deaths
- January 20 – Ann, Lady Fanshawe, English memoirist (born 1625)[3]
- March 14 – René Le Bossu, French critic (born 1631)
- March 17 – François de La Rochefoucauld, French dramatist and writer of maxims (born 1613)
- March 27 – William Maurice, Welsh antiquary (born c.1620)
- June 18 – Samuel Butler, English satirical poet (born 1612)
- July 3 – John Martyn, English publisher and bookseller
- July 26 – John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet (born 1647)
- November – Carr Scrope, English poet (born 1649)
- December 4 – Thomas Bartholin, Danish scientist and theologian (born 1616)
- unknown date – François de Grenaille, French dramatist and translator (born 1616)[4]
Notes and References
- Book: The London Stage: 1660-1700, by E. L. Avery and A. H. Scouten. 1968. Southern Illinois University Press. 281.
- Web site: Innerpeffray Library gifted £650k of rare books . www.scotsman.com . 8 April 2019 . en.
- Book: Lady Anne Murray Halkett. Lady Anne Harrison Fanshawe. The Memoirs of Anne, Lady Halkett and Ann, Lady Fanshawe. 1979. Clarendon Press. 978-0-19-812087-2. 99.
- Book: Reinhard Fatke. Hans Merkens. Bildung über die Lebenszeit. 18 October 2007. Springer-Verlag. 978-3-531-90208-1. 138. de.