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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1705. ==Events== *George Hickes' ''Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archæologicus'' vol. 2 (published in Oxford) includes the first published reference to ''Beowulf'' and the only surviving transcript of the Finnesburg Fragment. *Chikamatsu Monzaemon almost totally abandons the writing of kabuki plays and is appointed staff writer to the bunraku theater in Osaka.〔''Encyclopædia Britannica''.〕 *William Somervile inherits his father's estate, where his participation in field sports will furnish the material for much of his poetry. *Richard Steele leaves the army and marries wealthy widow Margaret Stretch. *Claude Pierre Goujet enters holy orders. *William Walsh begins his correspondence with Alexander Pope. *Construction begins on Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed by playwright John Vanbrugh for the Duke of Marlborough. *July 29 - Richard Challoner enters the English College, Douai. *October 30 - John Vanbrugh's play ''The Confederacy'' (adapted from the French) is first performed at his new London playhouse, The Queen’s Theatre in Haymarket. *December 27 - John Vanbrugh's play ''The Mistake'' (adapted from the French) is first performed at his new London playhouse, The Queen’s Theatre in Haymarket.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1705 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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