This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1652.

List of years in literature (table)
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Events

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  • March/April – John Milton loses the last of his eyesight during the year.[1]
  • unknown date – A translation by Saiyid Aidarus of the Arabic religious poem "Hamziya" is the earliest known written example of Swahili literature.[2]

New books

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Prose

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Drama

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Poetry

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ David Masson (1877). The Life of John Milton: 1649-1654. Macmillan and Company. p. 427.
  2. ^ African Literature Association. Meeting (2005). North-south Linkages and Connections in Continental and Diaspora African Literatures. Africa World Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-59221-157-9.
  3. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1910). Papers by command. HMSO. p. iii.