1748 in literature

1748 in literature

The year 1748 in literature involved some significant events and new books.

Events

* The French break the British siege of Pondicherry.
* End of the War of the Austrian Succession with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
* While in debtor's prison in London, John Cleland writes "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure", also known as "Fanny Hill", considered the first modern "erotic novel" by some.
* Euler’s fifth paper on nautical topics, E137, is written but published later, in 1750.

New books

* Mark Akenside - "An Ode to the Earl of Huntingdon"
* George Anson - "A Voyage Round the World"
* John Cleland - "Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (aka "Fanny Hill")
* Robert Dodsley - "A Collection of Poems" (a publisher's anthology)
* Eliza Haywood - "Life's Progress through the Passions" (novel)
* James Hervey - "Meditations and Contemplations"
* David Hume - "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding"
** - "Three Essays, Moral and Political"
* William Kenrick - "The Town"
* Mary Leapor - "Poems"
* William Melmoth, as "Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, bart." - "Letters"
* Montesquieu - "De l'esprit des lois" ("The Spirit of the Laws")
* Ambrose Philips - "Pastorals, Epistles, Odes and Other Original Poems"
* Laetitia Pilkington - "Memoirs"
* Samuel Richardson - "Clarissa", vols. ii - vii
* Thomas Sheridan - "The Simile"
* Tobias Smollett
** "The Adventures of Roderick Random"
** English translation of "The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane" by Alain-René Le Sage
* James Thomson - "The Castle of Indolence"
* François-Vincent Toussaint - "Les Mœurs"
* Horace Walpole - "A Second and Third Letter to the Whigs"
* Thomas Warton - "Poems"
* John Wesley - "A Letter to a Person Lately Join'd with the People call'd Quakers"
* Peter Whalley - "An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare"

New drama

* Jean-François Marmontel - "Denys le Tyran"
* Edward Moore - "The Foundling"

Births

* January 1 - Gottfried August Bürger, German poet (died 1794)
* February 15 - Jeremy Bentham (died 1832)
* April 27 - Pierre-Louis Ginguené, French author (died 1815)
* May 7 - Olympe de Gouges, dramatist (died 1793)

Deaths

* August 27 - James Thomson, Scottish poet (born 1700)
* September 21 - John Balguy, English philosopher (born 1686)
* November 25 : Isaac Watts (born 1674)
* Charles Johnson, dramatist, pub owner, and "dunce"
* Christopher Pitt


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1748 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=17th century c=18th century cf=19th century yp1=1745 yp2=1746 yp3=1747 year=1748 ya1=1749 ya2=1750 ya3=1751 dp3=1710s dp2=1720s dp1=1730s d=1740s da=0 dn1=1750s dn2=1760s dn3=1770s|EventsWorks… …   Wikipedia

  • List of years in literature — This page gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years. The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroque and Modern literature, while Medieval… …   Wikipedia

  • English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

  • German Literature — • History starting with the pre Christian period to 800 A.D Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. German Literature     German Literature      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Manipuri literature — is the literature written in the Manipuri Language (i.e. Meeteilon), including literature composed in Manipuri Language by writers from Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is also known as Meetei Literature. The history of… …   Wikipedia

  • Swiss literature — There is no such thing as a Swiss national vernacular literature, properly speaking. But there are four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland, according to the language in which the works are composed. As the Confederation, from its… …   Wikipedia

  • German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …   Universalium

  • English Literature — • Latin, French, Italian, Greek, and Spanish literatures are a few of the influences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. English Literature     English Literature      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • French literature of the 18th century — usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798, the year of the coup d’État of Bonaparte which brought the Consulate to power, concluded the French Revolution, and began the… …   Wikipedia

  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”