1658 in literature
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The year 1658 in literature involved some significant events.
Events
- Molière arrives in Paris to act at the Louvre.
- Edward Phillips continues the Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Romans' Government unto the Death of King James (originally by Richard Baker) to this date.
New books
- Sir Thomas Browne - The Garden of Cyrus
- Sir Thomas Browne - Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial
- John Gadbury - Genethlialogia, or the Doctrine of Nativities
- Pierre Gassendi - Syntagma philosophicum (published posthumously)
- Christiaan Huygens - Horologium
- Giambattista della Porta - Natural Magic
Plays
- William Chamberlaine -Love's Victory
- Sir Aston Cockayne - The Obstinate Lady and Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince published
- Thomas Dekker & John Ford, & William Rowley - The Witch of Edmonton published
- Sir William Lower - The Amorous Fantasm (adapted from Philippe Quinault's Fantome Amoreux) published
- Gilbert Swinhoe - Unhappy Fair Irene published
- Leonard Willan - Orgula published
Poetry
- Sir Aston Cockayne - Small Poems of Divers Sorts
Births
- date unknown - Elizabeth Barry, actress (died 1713)
Deaths
- February 3 - Katherine Woodcock, second wife of John Milton
- April 29 - John Cleveland, poet (born 1613)
- November 6 - Pierre du Ryer, dramatist (born 1606)