1660 in literature
See also: 1659 in literature, other events of 1660, 1661 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Blaise Pascal's Lettres Provinciales is burned as a heretical work on the orders of King Louis XIV of France.
- Following the Restoration, British theatres reopen and Samuel Pepys begins keeping his diary. Richard Baxter is among those who return to London.
- Roger Boyle receives the title of Earl of Orrery.
New Books
- Astraea Redux - John Dryden
- Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience - Jeremy Taylor
Births
- January - Pierre Helyot
- September - Daniel Defoe
- exact date unknown - Edward Llwyd
- exact date unknown - Thomas Southerne
Deaths
- October 6 - Paul Scarron
- exact date unknown - Sir Thomas Urquhart