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The year 1657 in literature involved some significant events.

Events

• Prohibition of young male actors in Japan.
• Madame de la Fayette becomes friends with Madame de Sévigné.

New books

• Edward Sexby (under the pseudonym "William Allen") - Killing No Murder
• Jeremy Taylor - Discourse of the Nature, Offices and Measures of Friendship
• Brian Walton, Bishop of Chester- Polyglot Bible

Drama

• Anonymous - Lust's Dominion published
• Richard Brome - The Queen's Exchange published
• Sir Aston Cockayne - The Obstinate Lady published
• Lodowick Carlell - The Fool Would be a Favorite, or The Discreet Lover published
  • - The Tragedy of Osmond the Great Turk, or the Noble Servant published
• George Gerbier d'Ouvilly - The False Favourite Disgraced, and the Reward of Loyalty published
• Franciscus van den Enden - Philedonius
• Thomas Jordan - Fancy's Festivals (masque) published
• Thomas Middleton -No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's published
• Thomas Middleton - Two New Plays; first publication of Women Beware Women and More Dissemblers Besides Women

New poetry

• William Davenant - Poems on Several Occasions

Births

• February 11 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle author (died 1757)
• November 26 - William Derham, theologian (died 1735)
• date unknown - John Dennis, dramatist (died 1734)

Deaths

• March 7 - Hayashi Razan, philosopher (born 1583)
• August 29 - John Lilburne, political agitator and writer (born c.1614)
• date unknown - Richard Lovelace, poet (born 1618)
• date unknown - Luke Wadding, historian (born 1588)