1500 in literature
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This article presents a list of literary events and publications during 1500.
Events
- Desiderius Erasmus writes De Laudibus Britanniae, a Latin ode in which he calls John Skelton, appointed tutor to Prince Henry of England, "unum Britannicarum literarum lumen ac decus".[1]
- December 31 – End of the era of incunables.
New books
- This is the Boke of Cokery (first known printed cookbook in English)
- Hieronymus Brunschwygk – Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus (the "Small book (of distillation)")
- Desiderius Erasmus – Adagia (1st ed., Paris)
- Johannes Trithemius – Steganographia ("Hidden writing"; approximate date)
New poetry
Main article: 1500 in poetry
- Beves of Hamtoun (approximate date of first publication; written c. 1300)[2]
- Geoffrey Chaucer (anonymously) – Mars and Venus (approximate date of publication)[2]
- Singiraja – Maha Basavaraja Charitra
New drama
- The Wakefield Master – The Second Shepherds' Play (approximate date)
Births
- April 12 – Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (died 1574)
- April 23
- Alexander Ales, Scottish-born religious controversialist (died 1565)
- Johann Stumpf, Swiss historical and topographical writer (died 1576)
- December 6 – Nicolaus Mameranus, Luxembourgian soldier and Latin-language historian and poet (died c. 1567)
- Approximate date
- Erasmus Alberus, German humanist, reformer and poet (died 1553)
- Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz, Greek kabalist and poet (died 1580)
- Wu Cheng'en, Chinese novelist (died 1582)
- Francisco de Moraes, Portuguese writer (died 1572)
- Hayâlî, Ottoman Turkish poet (died 1557)
- Nikolaus Herman, German hymnodist (died 1561)
- Pier Angelo Manzolli (Marcello Palingenio Stellato), Neapolitan Christian humanist poet (died before 1551)
- Ludovico Pasquali, Dalmatian Italian poet (died 1551)
Deaths
- April 10 – Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar, poet and soldier (born c. 1453)
- June 23 – Lodovico Lazzarelli, Italian poet, philosopher, courtier and magician (born 1447)
- Approximate date
- Bhalan, Indian Gujarati-language poet (born c. 1426)
- Stefano Infessura, Italian humanist writer (born c. 1435)
References
- ↑ "John Skelton". The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- 1 2 Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
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