1515 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1515.

Events

• Christoph Froschauer becomes the first printer in Zürich.

New books

Prose

• Martin of Arles – Tractatus de superstitionibus, contra maleficia seu sortilegia quae hodie vigent in orbe terrarum

Drama

• c. 1514–15 – Gian Giorgio Trissino – Sophonisba

Poetry

• Alexander Barclay (translated from Baptista Mantuanus) – Saint George^[1]
• John of Capistrano – Capystranus (published in London)
• Approximate year – Stephen Hawes – The Comforte of Lovers^[1]

Births

• March 28 – Teresa of Ávila, Spanish Carmelite mystic, saint and poet (died 1582)
• Unknown dates
  • Nicolas Denisot, French poet and painter (died 1559)
  • Brne Karnarutić, Croatian poet and writer (died 1573)
  • Ambrosius Lobwasser, Saxon humanist, translator and psalmist (died 1585)
  • Johann Weyer, Dutch occultist (died 1588)
• Approximate year
  • Roger Ascham, English scholar (died 1568)
  • William Baldwin, English writer, editor and theatrical director (died c. 1563)

Deaths

• February 16 – Aldus Manutius, Italian printer-publisher and poet (born 1499)

References

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