1571 in literature

List of years in literature (table)
... 1561 ^. 1562 ^. 1563 ^. 1564 ^. 1565 ^. 1566 ^. 1567 ... 1568 1569 1570 -1571- 1572 1573 1574 ... 1575 ^. 1576 ^. 1577 ^. 1578 ^. 1579 ^. 1580 ^. 1581 ...
Art ^. Archaeology ^. Architecture ^. Literature ^. Music ^. Philosophy ^. Science +...

Events

October 7 - Naval Battle of Lepanto; Miguel de Cervantes's left arm is rendered useless.
Michel de Montaigne retires from public life and isolates himself in the tower of the Château de Montaigne.
First printing in the Irish language, Aibidil Gaoidheilge agus Caiticiosma, a primer printed by John Kearney in Dublin.^[1]
Laurentian Library in Florence opened to scholars.

April 17 – Adam Contzen, German Jesuit writer (died 1635)
Unknown dates
- Henry Ainsworth, English theologian (died 1622)
- Willem Blaeu, Dutch publisher (died 1638)
- Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641)

May 4 – Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian (born 1511)
May 29 – Joachim Mörlin, German Lutheran theologian (born 1514)
July 17 – Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (born 1516)
November 24 – Jan Blahoslav, Czech poet and translator (born 1523)
December 28 – John Hales, English writer and administrator (born c. 1516)
Unknown dates
- Lodovico Castelvetro, Italian literary critic (born c. 1505)
- Bartolomeo Maranta, Italian literary theorist (born 1500)
- Andrés de Olmos, Spanish grammarian (born c. 1485)

↑ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., ed. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.