1520 in literature

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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1520.

Events

unknown dates
- Scholars at Complutense University, Alcalá de Henares, under the direction of Diego Lopez de Zúñiga, complete the Complutensian Polyglot Bible.
- Ulrich von Hutten's satirical poem Aufwecker der teutschen Nation (Awakener of the German Nation) is published – his earliest work in German.^[1]

New books

Prose

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 (Burmese), supplement
Ruyijun zhuan (claimed completion date)

Drama

John Heywood – Johan Johan The Husband
Approximate year – Niccolò Machiavelli: Andria

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 year
- 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

March 3 – Matthias Flacius, German Lutheran theologian (died 1575)^[4]
unknown date
- François Baudouin, French humanist historian (died 1573)^[5]
- Natalis Comes, Italian mythologist, poet and historian (died 1582)
- Denis Lambin, French classicist (died 1572)
probable
- Hernando de Acuña, Spanish poet (died 1580)^[6]
- Giovanni Bona de Boliris, Italian humanist, poet and writer, writing in Latin and Italian (died 1572)
- Thomas Churchyard, English author and poet (died 1604)^[7]
- Pernette Du Guillet, French poet (died 1545)^[8]
- Jorge de Montemor, Portuguese novelist and poet, writing in Spanish (died 1561)
- Christophe Plantin, French-born Dutch humanist and printer (died 1589)^[9]
- Madeleine Des Roches (Madeleine Neveu), French author, poet and salonnière (died 1587)^[10]
- Alexander Scott, Scottish poet (died 1582/83)
- Georg Thym, German teacher, poet and writer (died 1560)

Deaths

March 16 – Martin Waldseemüller, German humanist and cartographer (born c.1470)^[11]
May 31 – Johannes Aesticampianus, German humanist theologian (born 1457)^[12]
unknown date – William Dunbar, Scottish poet (born 1459/60)^[13]

References

^ Magnusson, Magnus, ed. (1990). Chambers Biographical Dictionary (5th ed.). Cambridge; Edinburgh: Cambridge University Press; W. & R. Chambers Ltd. ISBN 0-550-16040-X.
^ ^a ^b "Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database – Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603". Academic Text Service (ATS). Stanford University Library. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
^ Alexander Chalmers (1815). The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons. J. Nichols. p. 228.
^ John Henry Wigmore (1912). A General Survey of Events, Sources, Persons and Movements in Continental Legal History. Little, Brown. p. 257.
^ Henry Alfred Todd (1916). Romanic Review. Department of French and Romance Philology of Columbia University. p. 315.
^ Matthew Woodcock (2016). Thomas Churchyard: Pen, Sword, and Ego. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-19-968430-4.
^ Denis Hollier; R. Howard Bloch (1994). A New History of French Literature. Harvard University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-674-61566-3.
^ Colin Clair (1960). Christopher Plantin. Cassell. p. 1.
^ Madeleine Roches; Catherine Roches (1 November 2007). From Mother and Daughter: Poems, Dialogues, and Letters of Les Dames des Roches. University of Chicago Press. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-226-72339-6.
^ Van Duzer, Chet; Larger, Benoît (2011). "Martin Waldseemuller's Death Date". Imago Mundi. 63 (2).
^ John Flood (8 September 2011). Poets Laureate in the Holy Roman Empire: A Bio-bibliographical Handbook. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1672. ISBN 978-3-11-091274-6.
^ Thomas Campbell (1848). An Essay on English Poetry; with notices of the British poets. John Murray. p. 138.

[1] Magnusson, Magnus, ed. (1990). Chambers Biographical Dictionary (5th ed.). Cambridge; Edinburgh: Cambridge University Press; W. & R. Chambers Ltd. ISBN 0-550-16040-X.

[CHEPD-2] "Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database – Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603". Academic Text Service (ATS). Stanford University Library. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

[COCEL-3] Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.

[4] Alexander Chalmers (1815). The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons. J. Nichols. p. 228.

[5] John Henry Wigmore (1912). A General Survey of Events, Sources, Persons and Movements in Continental Legal History. Little, Brown. p. 257.

[6] Henry Alfred Todd (1916). Romanic Review. Department of French and Romance Philology of Columbia University. p. 315.

[7] Matthew Woodcock (2016). Thomas Churchyard: Pen, Sword, and Ego. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-19-968430-4.

[8] Denis Hollier; R. Howard Bloch (1994). A New History of French Literature. Harvard University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-674-61566-3.

[9] Colin Clair (1960). Christopher Plantin. Cassell. p. 1.

[10] Madeleine Roches; Catherine Roches (1 November 2007). From Mother and Daughter: Poems, Dialogues, and Letters of Les Dames des Roches. University of Chicago Press. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-226-72339-6.

[11] Van Duzer, Chet; Larger, Benoît (2011). "Martin Waldseemuller's Death Date". Imago Mundi. 63 (2).

[12] John Flood (8 September 2011). Poets Laureate in the Holy Roman Empire: A Bio-bibliographical Handbook. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1672. ISBN 978-3-11-091274-6.

[13] Thomas Campbell (1848). An Essay on English Poetry; with notices of the British poets. John Murray. p. 138.

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