1700 in literature

See also: 1699 in literature, other events of 1700, 1701 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Richard Bentley becomes Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.

New Books

• The Way of the World – William Congreve
• Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan – Gatien de Courtilz

Births

• February 2 – Johann Christoph Gottsched
• May 25 – Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German theologian
• September 11 – James Thomson (Seasons)

Deaths

• May 12 – John Dryden