1697 in literature - Definition

See also: 1696 in literature, other events of 1697, 1698 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• George Farquhar arrives in London from Dublin.
• Thomas Corneille publishes his translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into the French language

New Books

• A New Voyage Round the World by William Dampier
• Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals. Tales of Mother Goose (Histoires et contes du temps passé, avec des moralités. Contes de ma mère l'Oye) by Charles Perrault

Births

• None listed

Deaths

• March 1 - Francesco Redi
• June - John Aubrey