1657 in literature
See also: 1656 in literature, other events of 1657, 1658 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Prohibition of young male actors in Japan.
- Madame de la Fayette becomes friends with Madame de Sévigné.
New Books
- Polyglot Bible
- Discourse of the Nature, Offices and Measures of Friendship – Jeremy Taylor
Births
- February 11 – Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
- November 26 – William Derham, theologian
- exact date unknown – John Dennis, dramatist
Deaths
- August 29 – John Lilburne, political agitator and writer
- exact date unknown – Richard Lovelace
- exact date unknown – Luke Wadding, historian
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