 the year 1673 in literature involved some significant events. ==events== *february 10 - premiÃ¨re of moliÃ¨re's comÃ©die-ballet the imaginary invalid in paris. during the fourth performance, on february 17, the playwright, playing the title rÃ´le, collapses on stage, dying soon after. *with the death of sir henry herbert, thomas killigrew is appointed master of the revels in england.dnb entry. accessed 28 february 2013 *in response to events of the third anglo-dutch war, john dryden's topical play amboyna, about events in the east indies, is reportedly "contrived and written in a month" &mdash; certainly one of the fastest acts of solo dramatic composition known. the drama is premiÃ¨red onstage in may.poetry foundation: john dryden. accessed 28 february 2013 *elkanah settle's tragedy the empress of morocco, premiÃ¨red on july 3 at the dorset gardens theatre in london by the duke's company, is published in quarto; in addition to its frontispiece illustration, the quarto contains five woodcuts depicting scenes in the play &mdash; the first english play text illustrated in this way. settle's play also inspires a farce with the same title, probably by thomas duffet, performed by the king's company and published the following year. * archpriest petrovich avvakum writes his zhitie (life) as the first russian autobiography. * antonio magliabechi is appointed librarian to cosimo iii de' medici, grand duke of tuscany. ==new books== *bathsua makin - an essay to revive the ancient education of gentlewomen *england's appeal from the private cabal at whitehall to the great council of the nation by a true lover of his country - pamphlet attributed to sir william coventry *francis kirkman - the unlucky citizen *johannes schefferus - lapponia *shugi washo *thomas traherne - roman forgeries ==new drama== *aphra behn - the dutch lover *sir william davenant - news from plymouth, the law against lovers, the fair favourite, and the siege published posthumously *john dryden **amboyna, or the cruelties of the dutch to the english merchants **marriage Ã  la mode *moliÃ¨re - le malade imaginaire *henry nevil payne - the fatal jealousy *edward ravenscroft - the careless lovers *elkanah settle - the empress of morocco * pedro calderon de la barca - la vida es sueÃ±o (sacramental play) ==poetry== *poems of mr. john milton (2nd edition) * bernarda ferreira de la cerda - espaÃ±a libertada (second part) ==births== *january 1 - [[johannes kelpius]
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