1778 in literature

See also: 1777 in literature, other events of 1778, 1779 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

New books

• Evelina - Fanny Burney
• Essays Moral and Literary - Vicesimus Knox
• Satire des Satires - Pierre-Louis Ginguené

Births

• January 26 - Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet
• April 10 - William Hazlitt
• September 8 - Clemens Brentano

Deaths

• May 30 - Voltaire
• July 2 - Jean Jacques Rousseau

Awards

See also: 1778 in literature, 1777 in literature, 1778, 1779 in literature, April 10, Clemens Brentano, Evelina, Fanny Burney, January 26, Jean Jacques Rousseau