1764 in literature
See also: 1763 in literature, other events of 1764, 1765 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events October 15 - While visiting Rome, Edward Gibbon observes a group of barefoot friars singing vespers in the ruined Temple of Jupiter, a sight which inspires him to begin work on a history that will be published as The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.The Hartford Courant begins publication.
New booksBywyd a Marwolaeth Theomemphus (Welsh language) - William Williams PantycelynThe Castle of Otranto - Horace WalpoleThe Nun: An Elegy - Edward JerninghamPhilosophic Dictionary - VoltaireThe Surprises of Love - John Cleland
BirthsFebruary 11 - Joseph Chénier, French poet (+ 1811) April 20 - Rudolph Ackermann, publisherJuly 9 - Ann Radcliffe
DeathsSeptember 23 - Robert DodsleyNovember 4 - Charles Churchill, poet and satirist
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