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1695 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1695.

Events
• April – The Parliament of England decides not to renew the Licensing Order of 1643, thus effectively abolishing most press censorship. • unknown dates • After twelve years of de facto theatrical monopoly in London, the senior actors of the mismanaged United Company break away to form a rival cooperative company led by Thomas Betterton, Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle. This makes a brilliant start with the première on April 30 of William Congreve's comedy Love for Love, at the New Theatre, Lincoln's Inn Fields. • Antoine Le Maistre and his brother Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy complete their translation of the Catholic Bible into French (the Bible de Port-Royal). • Wren Library, Cambridge, the library of Trinity College, designed by Christopher Wren, is completed. ==New books==
New books
ProseMary Astell (anonymous) – A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of Their True and Greatest InterestCharles BlountMiscellaneous Works (ed. Charles Gildon) • Gilbert BurnetAn Essay on the Memory of the Late Queen (see 1694 in literature, as many memorials were written to Mary II of England) • Jeremy CollierMiscellanies upon Moral Subjects: The second partJohn DennisThe Court of DeathJohn DrydenDe Arte Graphica (trans. of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy) • Laurence EchardThe Roman History (vol. I) • "N. H." – The Ladies Dictionary, being a general entertainment of the fair-sex: a work never attempted before in English (published by John Dunton) • Nicolaas Heinsius the YoungerThe Delightful Adventures and Wonderful Life of Mirandor ()William LaudThe History of the Troubles and Tryal of William LaudJohn LockeFurther Considerations Concerning Raising the Value of MoneyThe Reasonableness of Christianity as Delivered in the ScripturesA Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity (reply to John Edwards) • John NorrisLetters Concerning the Love of God (letters to Mary Astell) • Sir William PettyQuantulumcunque Concerning Money (published posthumously) • John PhillipsA Reflection on Our Modern Poetry • Sujan Rai – Khulasat-ut-TawarikhRobert SouthTritheism (vs. William Sherlock) • Sir William TempleAn Introduction to the History of EnglandLionel WaferA New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of AmericaNed WardFemale Policy Detected; or, The Arts of a Designing Woman Laid Open • Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou (compiled and edited) – Guwen Guanzhi, anthology of more than 200 works from Warring States period to Ming dynasty ChildrenCharles Perrault – '''' (Tales and stories of the past with morals. Tales of Mother Goose) DramaJohn BanksCyrus the GreatCatherine Trotter CockburnAgnes de CastroWilliam CongreveLove for LoveRobert GouldThe Rival SistersGeorge GranvilleThe She-GallantsCharles HopkinsPyrrhus King of EpirusPeter Anthony MotteuxThe Loves of Mars and VenusGeorge PowellBonduca, or the British HeroineElkanah SettlePhilaster; or, Love Lies A-Bleeding (adapted from Fletcher's Philaster) • Thomas Scott – The Mock MarriageThomas SoutherneOroonoko, or The Royal Slave: a tragedy (adapted from Aphra Behn's novel Oroonoko) • AriadneShe Ventures and He Wins PoetryJoseph AddisonA Poem to His MajestyRichard BlackmorePrince ArthurColley CibberA Poem on the Death of our Late Sovereign Lady, Queen MaryWilliam CongreveThe Mourning Muse of Alexas: A pastoral (on Mary II) • John MiltonThe Poetical Works of Mr John Milton (ed. Patrick Hume) • Matthew Prior – ''An English Ballad: In answer to Mr Despreaux's Pindarique ode on the taking of Namure'' • Richard SteeleThe Procession: A poem on Her Majesties funeralSee also 1695 in poetry ==Births==
Births
April 8Johann Christian Günther, German poet (died 1723) • September 20Hedvig Catharina Lillie, Swedish salonnière (died 1745) ==Deaths==
Deaths
February 7Dorothy Osborne (Lady Temple), English letter writer (born 1627) • April 13Jean de la Fontaine, French poet and fabulist (born 1621) • April 17Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet (born 1651; plague) • April 23Henry Vaughan, Welsh metaphysical poet (born 1622) • June 11André Félibien, French court historian (born 1619) • August 12Huang Zongxi, Chinese political theorist (born 1610) • October – Sir William Killigrew, English playwright and courtier (born 1606) • November 28Anthony Wood, English antiquary (born 1632) ==References==
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