1520 in literature
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Events
- Scholars at Complutense University, Alcalá de Henares, under the direction of Diego Lopez de Zúñiga complete the Complutensian Polyglot Bible.
- Ulrich von Hutten's satiric poem Aufwecker der teutschen Nation is published, his earliest work in German.[1]
New books
- Hochstratus Ovans
- Martin Luther
- To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (An den christlichen Adel deutscher Nation)
- On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (De captivitate Babylonica ecclesiae praeludium)
- On the Freedom of a Christian
- Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourse on Reforming the Government of Florence (Discorso sopra il riformare lo stato di Firenze)
- Shin Maha Thilawuntha - Yazawin Kyaw, supplement
New drama
New poetry
Main article: 1520 in poetry
- Robert Copland - L'enuoy of Robert Coplande (published in London by Wynkyn de Worde)[2]
- Terence (translated) - Terens in Englysh (published in Paris)[2]
- Approximate date
- John Lydgate - Testament[3]
- Alexander the Great[3]
- The Squire of Low Degree (written c.1500; published in London by Wynkyn de Worde)[3]
Births
- Natalis Comes, Italian mythologist, poet and historian (died 1582)
- Approximate year of birth
- Hernando de Acuña, Spanish poet (died 1580)
- Giovanni Bona de Boliris, Italian humanist, poet and writer, writing in Latin and Italian (died 1572)
- Thomas Churchyard, English author and poet (died 1604)
- Pernette Du Guillet, née ?, French poet (died 1545)
- Jorge de Montemor, Portuguese novelist and poet, writing in Spanish (died 1561)
- Christophe Plantin, French-born Dutch humanist and printer (died 1589)
- Madeleine Des Roches (Madeleine Neveu), French author, poet and saloniste (died 1587)
- Alexander Scott, Scottish poet (died 1582/83)
- Georg Thym, German teacher, poet and writer (died 1560)
Deaths
- Approximate date - William Dunbar, Scottish poet (born 1459/60)
References
- ↑ Magnusson, Magnus, ed. (1990). Chambers Biographical Dictionary (5th ed.). Cambridge; Edinburgh: Cambridge University Press; W. & R. Chambers Ltd. ISBN 0-550-16040-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database – Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603". Academic Text Service (ATS). Stanford University Library. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.