1640 in literature
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See also: 1639 in literature, other events of 1640, 1641 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
[edit] New books
- Dodona's Grove - James Howell
- The Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in North America
- Joseph's partly-coloured Coat - Thomas Fuller
[edit] New drama
- William Davenant – Salmacida Spolia
- Henry Glapthorne - The Hollander, Wit is a Constable, and The Ladies' Privilege
[edit] Poetry
- Thomas Carew - Poems
[edit] Births
- December 6 - Claude Fleury, historian (born 1723)
- date unknown - Marianna Alcoforado, author of Letters of a Portuguese Nun (died 1723)
- probable - Aphra Behn, dramatist (died 1689)
- probable - William Wycherley, dramatist (died 1716)
[edit] Deaths
- January 25 - Robert Burton, scholar (born 1577)
- March 17 - Philip Massinger, dramatist (born 1583)
- date unknown - William Alabaster, poet (born 1567)
- date unknown - Paul Fleming, poet (born 1609)
- probable - John Day, dramatist (born 1574)
- probable - John Ford, dramatist (born 1584)
