1681 in literature

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See also: 1680 in literature, other events of 1681, 1682 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Birth of Abigail Williams, much later a central character in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible

[edit] New books

• Anne Lefèvre - Anacreon and Sappho

[edit] New drama

• Aphra Behn - The False Count and The Roundheads

[edit] Poetry

• John Dryden - Absalom and Achitophel (part 1)
• Andrew Marvell - Miscellaneous Poems (posthumously published)

[edit] Non-fiction

• Robert Knox - An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon

[edit] Births

• March 18 - Esther Johnson, the "Stella" of Jonathan Swift (died 1728)
• November 17 - Pierre François le Courayer, Roman Catholic theologian (died 1776)

[edit] Deaths

• May 25 - Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist and poet (born 1600)