1737 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 2.1 New drama 2.2 Poetry 2.3 Non-fiction 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The Theatrical Licensing Act is passed, introducing censorship to the London stage.
• The News Letter begins publication.
• Richard Jago becomes curate of Snitterfield.

[edit] New books

[edit] New drama

• Henry Fielding - The Historical Register for the Year 1736
• Pierre de Marivaux - Les Fausses confidences

[edit] Poetry

• Richard Glover - Leonidas
• Matthew Green - The Spleen

[edit] Non-fiction

• Jonathan Edwards - A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Works of God
• Étienne Fourmont - Meditationes Sinicae

[edit] Births

• January 29 - Thomas Paine (died 1809)
• April 27 - Edward Gibbon (died 1794)
• unknown date - Frances Abington, actress, a leading exponent of Shakespeare and Sheridan (died 1815)

[edit] Deaths

• May 4 - Eustace Budgell, satirist
• June 21 - Matthieu Marais, memoirist
• date unknown
  • Claude Buffier, philosopher and historian
  • Abel Evans, poet
  • Matthew Green, poet
  • John Hutchinson, theologian
  • Jean Alphonse Turretin, theologian