1728 in literature

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See also: 1727 in literature, other events of 1728, 1729 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

• Universal Spectator and Weekly Journal founded by Daniel Defoe and his son-in-law, Henry Baker
• The Beggar's Opera by John Gay first performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields

New books

• Alexander Pope - The Dunciad

New drama

• Pierre de Marivaux - Le Trionphe de Plutus
• Alexis Piron - Les Fils ingrats

Poetry

• Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock - Der Messias
• Phillis Wheatley - Poems on Various Subjects

Non-fiction

• Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie - The Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, 1436–1565 (written about 1575, in the Scots language)

Births

• January 9 - Thomas Warton
• September 14 - Mercy Otis Warren
• November 10 - Oliver Goldsmith

Deaths

• January 28 - "Stella", inspiration of Jonathan Swift
• September 23 - Christian Thomasius, publisher and general author
• date unknown - Gabriel Daniel, Jesuit historian