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Goodreads: Best Books of the 17th Century - Page 2

Goodreads users' selection of the best books of the seventeenth century. Some major authors are surprisingly far down the list - check out Shakespeare at 287!
I've tried to find English translations, but not everything has a translation. I've also tried to eliminate duplicates and overlapping works, but I'm sure some slipped through.
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The Anatomy of Melancholy (Robert Burton)
The Anatomy of Melancholy
41
Robert Burton
The Cid (Pierre Corneille)
The Cid
42
Pierre Corneille
The School for Wives (Moliere)
The School for Wives
43
Moliere
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Galileo Galilei, Tr. Stillman Drake)
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
44
Galileo Galilei, Tr. Stillman Drake
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
45
William Shakespeare
Duchess of Malfi (John Webster)
Duchess of Malfi
46
John Webster
The Practice of the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection)
The Practice of the Presence of God
47
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
48
Cymbeline (William Shakespeare)
Cymbeline
49
William Shakespeare
All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)
All's Well That Ends Well
50
William Shakespeare
Troilus and Cressida (William Shakespeare)
Troilus and Cressida
51
William Shakespeare
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
52
Aphra Behn
Simplicissimus (Johann Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen)
Simplicissimus
53
Johann Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (John Ford)
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
54
John Ford
Areopagitica (John Milton)
Areopagitica
55
John Milton
The Trickster of Seville
The Trickster of Seville
56
The Way of the World (William Congreve)
The Way of the World
57
William Congreve
Historia De La Vida Del Buscón (Francisco Gomez De Quevedo Y Villegas)
Historia De La Vida Del Buscón
58
Francisco Gomez De Quevedo Y Villegas
The Changeling (Thomas Middleton & William Rowley)
The Changeling
59
Thomas Middleton & William Rowley
The Temple (George Herbert)
The Temple
60
George Herbert
Discourse on Metaphysics and the Monadology (Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz)
Discourse on Metaphysics and the Monadology
61
Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz
Volpone (Ben Jonson)
Volpone
62
Ben Jonson
Pericles (William Shakespeare)
Pericles
63
William Shakespeare
Horace (Pierre Corneille)
Horace
64
Pierre Corneille
Visions (Francisco De Quevedo) (Trans. by Roger L'estrange)
Visions (Francisco De Quevedo)
65
Trans. by Roger L'estrange
Timon of Athens (Shakespeare)
Timon of Athens
66
Shakespeare
Samson Agonistes (John Milton)
Samson Agonistes
67
John Milton
The Country Wife (William Wycherley)
The Country Wife
68
William Wycherley
The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Molière)
The Doctor in Spite of Himself
69
Molière
The White Devil (John Webster)
The White Devil
70
John Webster
The Book of Five Rings (Miyamoto Musashi)
The Book of Five Rings
71
Miyamoto Musashi
The Dog in the Manger (Lope De Vega)
The Dog in the Manger
72
Lope De Vega
Lucifer (Joost Van Den Vondel)
Lucifer
73
Joost Van Den Vondel
The New Atlantis (Sir Francis Bason)
The New Atlantis
74
Sir Francis Bason
The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. One: The Gathering (Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng)
The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. One: The Gathering
75
Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Gabriel De Guilleragues)
Letters of a Portuguese Nun
76
Gabriel De Guilleragues
The New Organon (Francis Bacon)
The New Organon
77
Francis Bacon
The Knight of Olmedo (Lope De Vega) (Trans. by Willard F. King)
The Knight of Olmedo (Lope De Vega)
78
Trans. by Willard F. King
Bartholomew Fair (Ben Jonson)
Bartholomew Fair
79
Ben Jonson
The Learned Ladies (Molière)
The Learned Ladies
80
Molière
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