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Overview of the events of 1734 in literature
List of years in literature
(
table
)
…
1724
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
…
In poetry
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
This article is a summary of the major literary events and publications of
1734
.
Events
January –
Le Cabinet du Philosophe
, a new periodical by
Pierre de Marivaux
, is unsuccessfully launched; it is discontinued in April.
[1]
June 10
– Copies of
Voltaire
's
Lettres philosophiques sur les Anglais (
Letters on the English
)
are burned, and a warrant is issued for the author's arrest.
[2]
November –
George Faulkner
begins publication of an edition of
Jonathan Swift
's
Works
in
Dublin
[3]
with a corrected text.
Manoel da Assumpcam
begins writing his grammar of the
Bengali language
.
Göttingen State and University Library
is established.
New books
Fiction
Pierre de Marivaux
–
Le Paysan parvenu
(The Fortunate Peasant)
part one
Drama
Henry Carey
, as "Benjamin Bounce" –
Chrononhotonthologos
(satire on bombastic tragedy)
William Duncombe
–
Junius Brutus
Henry Fielding
Don Quixote in England
The Intriguing Chambermaid
Carlo Goldoni
–
Belisario
John Hewitt –
Fatal Falsehood
James Miller
–
The Mother-in-Law
(adapted from
Molière'
s
Le Malade imaginaire
and
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
)
William Popple
–
The Lady's Revenge
James Ralph
–
The Cornish Squire
António José da Silva
–
Esopaida
James Thomson
–
The Tragedy of Sophonisba
Poetry
Main article:
1734 in poetry
Jean Adam
–
Miscellany Poems
Mary Barber
–
Poems
Stephen Duck
–
Truth and Falsehood
William Dunkin
The Lover's Web
The Poet's Prayer
Alexander Pope
Essay on Man
An Epistle to Lord Cobham
("Moral Epistle I")
The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace
Sober Advice from Horace
Jonathan Swift
–
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed
Non-fiction
Anonymous –
A Rap at the Rhapsody
(on Swift's
1733
On Poetry
)
Joseph Addison
(died 1719) –
A Discourse on Antient and Modern Learning
John Arbuthnot
–
Gnothi Seauton: Know Yourself
Francis Atterbury
–
Sermons
George Berkeley
–
The Analyst
Henry Brooke
–
Design and Beauty: an Epistle
Isaac Hawkins Browne
–
On Design and Beauty
Dimitrie Cantemir
–
History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire
(first publication)
Robert Dodsley
–
An Epistle to Mr. Pope
John Jortin
–
Remarks on Spenser's Poems
Lady
Mary Wortley Montagu
–
The Dean's Provocation for Writing the Lady's Dressing-Room
(on Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room")
Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz
–
Mémoires
Jonathan Richardson
–
Explanatory Notes on Milton's Paradise Lost
George Sale
–
The Koran
Emanuel Swedenborg
First Principles of Natural Things
Opera philosophica et mineralia
The Infinite and the Final Cause of Creation
Joseph Trapp
–
Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things
("Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell")
Voltaire
–
Lettres anglaises
Births
January 10
–
Fleury Mesplet
, French-born Canadian writer and newspaper publisher (died
1794
July 25
–
Ueda Akinari
, Japanese poet and novelist (died
1809
)
October 23
–
Nicolas-Edme Rétif
, French novelist (died
1806
)
December 31
–
Claude Joseph Dorat
(Le Chevalier Dorat), French writer (died
1780
)
Unknown dates
Catharina Ahlgren
, Swedish writer (died
1800
)
Robert Aitken
, Scottish-born American printer and publisher (died
1802
)
Deaths
January 6
–
John Dennis
, English dramatist and critic (born
1658
)
February 24
–
Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier
, French writer of fairy tales and salonnière (born
1664
)
[4]
March 1
–
Roger North
, English biographer and lawyer (born
1653
)
April 25
–
Johann Konrad Dippel
, German theologian (born
1673
)
May –
Richard Cantillon
, Irish-born French economist (born
1680
)
September 17
–
Thomas Fuller
, English man of letters and proverb collector (born
1654
)
October –
Thomas Lloyd
, Welsh lexicographer (born c. 1673)
October 18
–
James Moore Smythe
, English dramatist and fop (born
1702
)
[5]
References
^
"Dictionnaire des journaux 1600–1789"
. Retrieved
2015-10-08
.
^
Peter Gay (1965).
Voltaire's Politics
. p. 67.
^
Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989).
A New History of Ireland.
8
: A Chronology of Irish History
. Oxford University Press.
ISBN
978-0-19-821744-2
.
^
Thompson Cooper (1873).
A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Concise Notices of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Countries
. Bell. p. 673.
^
W.J. Songhurst.
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum
. Рипол Классик. p. 118.
ISBN
978-5-87301-721-8
.
Categories
:
1734 books
Years of the 18th century in literature
Hidden categories:
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Use British English from July 2020
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1734 in literature
List of years in literature
(
table
)
…
1724
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
…
In poetry
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Science
+...
This article is a summary of the major literary events and publications of
1734
.
Events
January –
Le Cabinet du Philosophe
, a new periodical by
Pierre de Marivaux
, is unsuccessfully launched; it is discontinued in April.
[1]
June 10
– Copies of
Voltaire
's
Lettres philosophiques sur les Anglais (
Letters on the English
)
are burned, and a warrant is issued for the author's arrest.
[2]
November –
George Faulkner
begins publication of an edition of
Jonathan Swift
's
Works
in
Dublin
[3]
with a corrected text.
Manoel da Assumpcam
begins writing his grammar of the
Bengali language
.
Göttingen State and University Library
is established.
New books
Fiction
Pierre de Marivaux
–
Le Paysan parvenu
(The Fortunate Peasant)
part one
Drama
Henry Carey
, as "Benjamin Bounce" –
Chrononhotonthologos
(satire on bombastic tragedy)
William Duncombe
–
Junius Brutus
Henry Fielding
Don Quixote in England
The Intriguing Chambermaid
Carlo Goldoni
–
Belisario
John Hewitt –
Fatal Falsehood
James Miller
–
The Mother-in-Law
(adapted from
Molière'
s
Le Malade imaginaire
and
Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
)
William Popple
–
The Lady's Revenge
James Ralph
–
The Cornish Squire
António José da Silva
–
Esopaida
James Thomson
–
The Tragedy of Sophonisba
Poetry
Main article:
1734 in poetry
Jean Adam
–
Miscellany Poems
Mary Barber
–
Poems
Stephen Duck
–
Truth and Falsehood
William Dunkin
The Lover's Web
The Poet's Prayer
Alexander Pope
Essay on Man
An Epistle to Lord Cobham
("Moral Epistle I")
The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace
Sober Advice from Horace
Jonathan Swift
–
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed
Non-fiction
Anonymous –
A Rap at the Rhapsody
(on Swift's
1733
On Poetry
)
Joseph Addison
(died 1719) –
A Discourse on Antient and Modern Learning
John Arbuthnot
–
Gnothi Seauton: Know Yourself
Francis Atterbury
–
Sermons
George Berkeley
–
The Analyst
Henry Brooke
–
Design and Beauty: an Epistle
Isaac Hawkins Browne
–
On Design and Beauty
Dimitrie Cantemir
–
History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire
(first publication)
Robert Dodsley
–
An Epistle to Mr. Pope
John Jortin
–
Remarks on Spenser's Poems
Lady
Mary Wortley Montagu
–
The Dean's Provocation for Writing the Lady's Dressing-Room
(on Swift's "The Lady's Dressing Room")
Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz
–
Mémoires
Jonathan Richardson
–
Explanatory Notes on Milton's Paradise Lost
George Sale
–
The Koran
Emanuel Swedenborg
First Principles of Natural Things
Opera philosophica et mineralia
The Infinite and the Final Cause of Creation
Joseph Trapp
–
Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things
("Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell")
Voltaire
–
Lettres anglaises
Births
January 10
–
Fleury Mesplet
, French-born Canadian writer and newspaper publisher (died
1794
July 25
–
Ueda Akinari
, Japanese poet and novelist (died
1809
)
October 23
–
Nicolas-Edme Rétif
, French novelist (died
1806
)
December 31
–
Claude Joseph Dorat
(Le Chevalier Dorat), French writer (died
1780
)
Unknown dates
Catharina Ahlgren
, Swedish writer (died
1800
)
Robert Aitken
, Scottish-born American printer and publisher (died
1802
)
Deaths
January 6
–
John Dennis
, English dramatist and critic (born
1658
)
February 24
–
Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier
, French writer of fairy tales and salonnière (born
1664
)
[4]
March 1
–
Roger North
, English biographer and lawyer (born
1653
)
April 25
–
Johann Konrad Dippel
, German theologian (born
1673
)
May –
Richard Cantillon
, Irish-born French economist (born
1680
)
September 17
–
Thomas Fuller
, English man of letters and proverb collector (born
1654
)
October –
Thomas Lloyd
, Welsh lexicographer (born c. 1673)
October 18
–
James Moore Smythe
, English dramatist and fop (born
1702
)
[5]
References
^
"Dictionnaire des journaux 1600–1789"
. Retrieved
2015-10-08
.
^
Peter Gay (1965).
Voltaire's Politics
. p. 67.
^
Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989).
A New History of Ireland.
8
: A Chronology of Irish History
. Oxford University Press.
ISBN
978-0-19-821744-2
.
^
Thompson Cooper (1873).
A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Concise Notices of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Countries
. Bell. p. 673.
^
W.J. Songhurst.
Ars Quatuor Coronatorum
. Рипол Классик. p. 118.
ISBN
978-5-87301-721-8
.
Categories
:
1734 books
Years of the 18th century in literature
Hidden categories:
Articles with short description
Short description is different from Wikidata
Use British English from July 2020
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