1579 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Bible of Kralice is published - the first translation of the Bible into the Czech language.

[edit] New books

• Stephen Gosson - The Schoole of Abuse
• Martin de Hoyarçabal - Les voyages aventureux du Capitaine Martin de Hoyarsal, habitant du çubiburu
• Thomas Lodge - Honest Excuses

[edit] New drama

[edit] Poetry

• Edmund Spenser - The Shepherd's Calendar

[edit] Births

• February 9 - Johannes Meursius, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1839)
• August 1 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish dramatist and novelist (d. 1644)
• August 23 - Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian (d. 1625)
• September 16 - Samuel Coster, Dutch dramatist (d. 1665)
• October 4 - Guido Bentivoglio, Italian statesman and historian (d. 1644)
• December - John Fletcher, dramatist (d. 1625)
• date unknown
  • Chimalpahin, Aztec historian (d. 1660)
  • Johannes Messenius, Swedish historian and dramatist (d. 1636)
  • Rhys Prichard, Welsh-language poet (d. 1644)
  • Francis Rous, religious writer (d. 1659)
  • Walter Yonge of Colyton, diarist (d. 1649)

[edit] Deaths

• March 12 - Alessandro Piccolomini, Italian philosopher (b. 1508)
• November 21 - Cipriano Piccolpasso, Italian poet and author (b. 1524)
• date unknown
  • Giovanni Battista Adriani, Italian historian
  • Alonso de Molina, Spanish grammarian and lexicographer
  • William Seres, English printer
  • William Whittingham, Biblical scholar