1688 in literature
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See also: 1687 in literature, other events of 1688, 1689 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New Books
- Divine Dialogues - Henry More
- Marca hispanica - Etienne Baluze
- Ars explorandi medicas facultates plantarum ex solo sapore - David Abercromby
Births
- January 29 - Emanuel Swedenborg Swedish scientist, philosopher and theologian.
- February 4 - Pierre de Marivaux, playwright (+ 1763)
- May 21 - Alexander Pope, poet (+ 1744)
- Charles Rivington, English publisher (+ 1742)
Deaths
- June 26 - Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher
- August 31 - John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress
- November 26 - Philippe Quinault, French dramatist