1698 in literature
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See also: 1697 in literature, other events of 1698, 1699 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- None listed
New Books
- The Campaigners (play) by Thomas D'Urfey
- Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage (pamphlet) by Jeremy Collier
Births
- January 13 - Metastasio, Italian poet
- May 8 - Henry Baker, poet and son-in-law of Daniel Defoe
- July 19 - Johann Jakob Bodmer, Swiss author
- December 24 - William Warburton, English critic
Deaths
- None listed