1637 in literature

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See also: 1636 in literature, other events of 1637, 1638 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Non-fiction 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] New books

• María de Zayas y Sotomayor - Novelas amorosas y ejemplares

[edit] New drama

• François Tristan l'Hermite - Penthée

[edit] Non-fiction

• René Descartes - Discours de la Méthode

[edit] Births

• date unknown - Pierre Jurieu, Protestant theologian (died 1713)
• probable - Robert Ferguson, pamphleteer (died 1714)

[edit] Deaths

• February - Gervase Markham, poet (born c.1568)
• August 6 - Ben Jonson, poet and dramatist (born c.1572)