1711 in literature
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See also: 1710 in literature, other events of 1711, 1712 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The Spectator founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
New Books
- An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope
- An Argument against Abolishing Christianity by Jonathan Swift
- The History of the Heathen Gods by William King
- Representation of the State of Religion by Francis Atterbury
Births
- May 7 - David Hume, philosopher
- November 19 - Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Russian writer and polymath (+ 1765)
Deaths
- March 13 - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
- March 19 - Bishop Thomas Ken, theologian and hymn-writer
- June 7 - Henry Dodwell, theologian