1674 in literature

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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1674.

## Events

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* March 26 – The new Theatre Royal, Drury Lane opens in March. Designed by Christopher Wren, it replaces the original theatre that burned down in 1672.[1]
* unknown dates
* The poet Isaac de Benserade is elected to the French Academy,[2] along with the churchman and scholar Pierre Daniel Huet.[3]
* Schlosstheater Celle is founded. By the 21st century it will be the oldest surviving theatre in Germany.
* The derivative nature of Restoration drama is displayed when the Duke's Company produces Thomas Shadwell's "operatic" re-adaptation of Dryden and Davenant's 1667 adaptation of The Tempest. In response, their rivals at the King's Company stage The Mock Tempest, or the Enchanted Castle by Thomas Duffet.

## New books

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### Prose

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* Samuel Chappuzeau – Le Théâtre François
* Charles Cotton – The Compleat Gamester[4]
* John Evelyn – Navigation and Commerce
* John Josselyn – An Account of the Voyages to New England, London: Printed for Giles Widdows
* Thomas Ken – Manual of Prayers for the use of the Scholars of Winchester College
* Anthony Wood – Historia et antiquitates Universitatis Oxoniensis

### Drama

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* Anonymous (and John Dryden?) – The Mistaken Husband
* Juan Bautista Diamante – Parte II de comedias
* William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle – The Triumphant Widow
* Pierre Corneille – Suréna
* John Crowne – Andromache
* Sir William Davenant – Macbeth, a "dramatic opera" adapted from Shakespeare's play, is published
* Thomas Duffet (attributed to) – The Amorous Old Woman
* The Empress of Morocco: a Farce
* The Mock Tempest
* Nathaniel Lee – The Tragedy of Nero, Emperour of Rome
* Jean Racine – Iphigénie
* Elkanah Settle – Love and Revenge

### Poetry

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* Thomas Flatman – Poems and Songs
* John Milton – Paradise Lost, second edition

## Births

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* January 15 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and dramatist (died 1762)
* June 20 – Nicholas Rowe (dramatist) English dramatist and Poet Laureate (died 1718)
* October – Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classicist (died 1757)
* October 6 – Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault, French writer and cleric (died 1746)
* December – Christmas Samuel, Welsh writer and minister (died 1764)

## Deaths

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* March 7 – Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French novelist (born 1602)
* June 14 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French poet and novelist (born 1600)
* August 13 – Lucidor (Lars Johansson), Swedish burlesque poet (born 1638; killed in duel)
* September 27
* Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French poet and translator (born 1589)
* Thomas Traherne, English poet and religious writer (born c. 1636)
* October – Robert Herrick, English poet (born 1591)
* November 8 – John Milton, English poet and polemicist (born 1608)
* December 9 – Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon English historian and statesman (born 1609)
* Unknown dates
* Hu Zhengyan, Chinese artist, printmaker, calligrapher and publisher (born c. 1584)
* James Janeway, English children's writer and Puritan minister (born 1636)
* Miguel Sánchez, Mexican priest, writer and theologian (born 1594)

## References

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1. ^ Tobias Gabel (6 June 2016). Paradise Reframed: Milton, Dryden, and the Politics of Literary Adaptation, 1658–1679. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 47\. ISBN 978-3-8253-6636-0.
2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Benserade, Isaac de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 03 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 744; lines five and six. "...in 1674, admitted to the Academy..."
3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Huet, Pierre Daniel" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 855–856\. "Huet was admitted to the Academy in 1674"855-856&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1674+in+literature" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Bodle, Andy (22 November 2008). "Guide to games: Leaders of the pack: A short history of cards". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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