1520 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1520.
Events
Uncertain 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
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
Uncertain date
- Natalis Comes, Italian mythologist, poet and historian (died 1582)
Uncertain years
- 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, 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 salonnière (died 1587)
- Alexander Scott, Scottish poet (died 1582/83)
- Georg Thym, German teacher, poet and writer (died 1560)
Deaths
Uncertain 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.
- ^ 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.