Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1717
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Literature
- John Dennis, Remarks upon Pope's Homer
- John Dryden, Works, ed. Congreve (posthumous)
- John Fenton, Poems on Several Occasions
- Garth, Dryden, et al., Ovid's Metamorphoses
- John Gay, Fables (first series)
- Samuel Johnson enters Lichfield Grammar School
- Parnell, Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice
- Alexander Pope, Collected Works, including Memory of an
Unfortunate Lady and Eloisa to Abelard
- Matthew Prior released from the Tower
- Purney, Pastorals
- Roscommon, Poetical Works
- Thomas Tickell, Epistle from a Lady in England
Theatre
- Colley Cibber, The Non-Juror
- John Gay, Alexander Pope, et al., Three Hours After
Marriage
- Delarivier Manley, Lucius
Art
Music
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel) composes the
Chandos Anthems (through 1718) for the Duke of Chandos
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Water Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduces the practice of smallpox
inoculation into England
Politics & Law
- Stanhope becomes Lord Treasurer
- Sunderland, then Joseph Addison, becomes Secretary of State
- England, France, and Holland form the Triple Alliance
- Townshend is dismissed
- Robert Walpole resigns ???
- The impeachment trial of Harley (Oxford) is unsuccessful
Philosophy & Theology
- The Bangorian Controversy (through 1720) ???
- Benjamin Hoadly, The Nature of Christ's Kingdom
- Thomas Traherne, Meditations on the Six Days of Creation
(posthumous)
- William Law, Letters to the Bishop of Bangor, vols. 1 and 2
Milestones
- Birth of David Garrick, actor, theatre manager, and playwright
- Birth of J. Stamitz, composer
- Birth of Horace Walpole
Miscellaneous
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