1745 in literature

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See also: 1744 in literature, other events of 1745, 1746 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• September 21 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock delivers a speech on epic poetry--Abschiedsrede über die epische Poesie, kultur- und literargeschichtlich erläutert-- to mark his leaving school.

New books

• Der höfliche Schüler (3rd ed)

Births

• February 2 - John Nichols
• December 10 - Thomas Holcroft
• (probable) - Olaudah Equiano, African writer

Deaths

• October 19 - Jonathan Swift