1674 in literature
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See also: 1673 in literature, other events of 1674, 1675 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Isaac de Benserade is elected to the French Academy, along with Pierre Daniel Huet.
- Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton visit Rome together.
[edit] New books
- John Evelyn - Navigation and Commerce
- Thomas Ken - Manual of Prayers for the use of the Scholars of Winchester College
[edit] New drama
- Pierre Corneille - Suréna
- Nathaniel Lee - The Tragedy of Nero, Emperour of Rome
[edit] Poetry
- Thomas Flatman - Poems and Songs
[edit] Births
- January 15 - Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, poet and dramatist (born 1762)
- June - Nicholas Rowe (dramatist) (born 1718)
- October - Thomas Ruddiman, classical scholar (born 1757)
[edit] Deaths
- June 14 - Marin le Roy de Gomberville, poet and novelist (born 1600)
- August 13 - Lucidor, burlesque poet (born 1638) (killed in a duel)
- October - Robert Herrick (born 1591)
- November 8 - John Milton (born 1608)
- December 9 - Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (born 1609)
