1653 in literature
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See also: 1652 in literature, other events of 1653, 1654 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
- Pierre Corneille retires from the theatre for six years.
- John Evelyn buys Sayes Court, Deptford.
- Robert Cox of the Red Bull Theatre is arrested for performing a "play".
New books
- A History of New England - Edward Johnson
- The Compleat Angler - Izaak Walton
- Poems and Fancies - Margaret Cavendish
- Traité du triangle arithmétique - Blaise Pascal
- Twenty-five Sermons - Jeremy Taylor
New drama
- Philippe Quinault - Les Rivales
Births
- January 13 - Philipp Jakob Spener, theologian
- probable - Nathaniel Lee, dramatist
- probable - Matthew Tindal, deist writer
Deaths
- May 26 - Robert Filmer, political writer
- July 10 - Gabriel Naudé, librarian and scholar
- September 3 - Claudius Salmasius, classical scholar
- date unknown - Zachary Boyd, poet
- date unknown - Piaras Feiritéar, Irish language poet
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