1521 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1521.
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Events
- June 29 or 30 – Neacșu's letter: oldest surviving dateable document written primarily in the Romanian language (in the Romanian Cyrillic alphabet).
- August 13 – Marko Marulić's poem Judita ("Judith", written 1501), a landmark in Croatian literature, is printed in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto.
New books
- Jacopo Berengario da Carpi – Commentaria cum amplissimus additionibus super anatomiam Mundini (published in Bologna), containing the first printed anatomical illustrations taken from nature
- Goražde Psalter
- Henry VIII of England – Defence of the Seven Sacraments (Assertio Septem Sacramentorum)
- Niccolò Machiavelli – The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra)
- Piri Reis – Kitab-ı Bahriye
New poetry
Main article: 1521 in poetry
- Alexander Barclay – The Boke of Codrus and Mynalcas, the author's "Fourth Eclog"[1]
- Henry Bradshaw – The Life of St. Werburgh[1]
- Andrew Chertsey, The Passyon of Oure Lorde, translated from French with additional verses inserted and introductory poem by Robert Copland (published in London by Wynkyn de Worde)[1]
- Christmas Carols, including "A caroll of huntynge" and "A carol bringyng in the bores heed"[1]
- Robert Copland – Introductory verse to The Myrrour & the Chyrche (published in London by Wynkyn de Worde)[2]
- Approximate date
- A boke of a Ghoostly fader ("A Book of a Ghostly Father", published in London by Wynkyn de Worde)[1][2]
- John Skelton, "The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng"[1][3]
Births
- Sir Thomas Chaloner the elder, English statesman and poet (died 1565)
- Xu Wei, Chinese painter, poet and dramatist (died 1593)
- Approximate date
- Anne Askew, English poet and Protestant martyr (burned at the stake 1546)
- Jorge de Montemor, Portuguese novelist and poet writing in Spanish (died 1561)
- Pontus de Tyard, French poet and priest, a member of La Pléiade (died 1605)
Deaths
- May 10 – Sebastian Brant, German satirical poet and humanist (born c.1457)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
- 1 2 "Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database – Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603". Academic Text Service (ATS). Stanford University Library. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ Reprinted in Skelton's Certain Books (1545).
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