1578 in literature
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[edit] Events
- Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga is sent on a mission to Saragossa by King Philip II of Spain.
[edit] New books
- Diogo de Paiva de Andrada - Defensio Tridentinae Fidei (posthumously published)
- George Best - A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Discoverie…under the Conduct of Martin Frobisher
- John Florio - First Fruits
- Jaroš Griemiller - Rosarium philosophorum
- Gabriel Harvey - Smithus, vel Musarum lachrymae
- John Lyly - Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit
[edit] New drama
[edit] Poetry
- See 1578 in poetry
[edit] Births
- April 2 - Francesco Amico, Italian theologian
- June - Mary Fitton, a candidate for Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" (d. 1647)
- date unknown
- Giambattista Andreini, Italian dramatist and actor (d. 1650)
- Jacob Bidermann, German dramatist (d. 1627)
- George Hakewill, English clergyman and author (d. 1649)
[edit] Deaths
- May 4 - Martin Eisengrein, German theologian and polemical writer (b. 1535)
- date unknown - Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer on history and topography (b. 1500)
