1636 in literature
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See also: 1635 in literature, other events of 1636, 1637 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Thomas Hobbes visits Florence.
[edit] New books
- Athanasius Kircher - First grammar of the Coptic language
[edit] New drama
- William Cartwright - The Royal Slave
- Pierre Corneille - Le Cid
- Thomas Killigrew – Claracilla
- Jean Rotrou - Les Deux Sosies
- François Tristan l'Hermite - Marianne
[edit] Births
- November 1 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, poet and critic (died 1711)
- date unknown
- Joseph Glanvill, philosopher (died 1680)
- Gregório de Mattos, poet (died 1696)
- Jean de Montigny, poet and philosopher (died 1671)
- Thomas Traherne, poet and religious writer (died 1674)
[edit] Deaths
- August 25 - Bhai Gurdas, Sikh historian (born 1551)
- December 9 - Fabian Birkowski, writer and preacher (born 1566)
- date unknown - Johannes Messenius, dramatist and historian (born 1579)
- probable - Antonio Mira de Amescua, dramatist (born about 1578)
