1687 in literature


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The year 1687 in literature involved some significant events.

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Events

  • A Latin edition of the works of Confucius is published in Paris, the first translation of his works into any Western language. Confucian Sinarum Philosophus is the work of Jesuit scholars and Chinese converts to Christianity.

New books

New drama

Poetry

  • John Dryden - The Hind and the Panther
  • Matthew Prior - The Hind and the Panther Transversed to the Story of the Country and the City Mouse

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