1667 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1667.

Events

January - Courtier Tobias Rustat creates the first endowment for the purchase of books for Cambridge University Library in England.

March 2 - Première of John Dryden's tragicomedy Secret Love, or The Maiden Queen at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London where it is well received by an audience including King Charles II of England, his brother the Duke of York and Samuel Pepys. The cast includes Nell Gwyn in one of the first breeches roles in Restoration theatre and her lover Charles Hart.

April 15 - Edward Howard's play The Change of Crowns receives its première in London. Actor John Lacy improvises a few lines about influence-peddling at court, angering King Charles II, a member of the audience (as is Samuel Pepys). The theatre is closed for a time, and Lacy is jailed.

April 27 - The blind, impoverished, 58-year-old John Milton seals a contract (one of the first detailed contracts between author and printer known in England) for publication of Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel Simmons for an initial payment of £5. The first edition is published in October and sells out in eighteen months.

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