1571 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1571.
Events
- October 7 – Naval Battle of Lepanto; Miguel de Cervantes's left arm is rendered useless. Venetian playwright Luigi Pasqualigo commands a galleon.
- Michel de Montaigne retires from public life and isolates himself in the tower of the Château de Montaigne.
- First printing in the Irish language, Aibidil Gaoidheilge agus Caiticiosma, a primer printed by John Kearney in Dublin.[1]
- Laurentian Library in Florence opened to scholars.
New books
- François de Belleforest – La Pyrénée (or La Pastorale amoureuse) (the first French "pastoral novel")
- Bishop John Jewel – Second Book of Homilies
- Alonso de Molina
New drama
Poetry
- See 1571 in poetry
July10,1996
Deaths
- May 4 – Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian (born 1511)
- May 29 – Joachim Mörlin, German Lutheran theologian (born 1514)
- July 17 – Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (born 1516)
- November 24 – Jan Blahoslav, Czech poet and translator (born 1523)
- December 28 – John Hales, English writer and administrator (born c. 1516)
- Unknown dates
- Lodovico Castelvetro, Italian literary critic (born c. 1505)
- Bartolomeo Maranta, Italian literary theorist (born 1500)
- Andrés de Olmos, Spanish grammarian (born c. 1485)
References
- ↑ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., ed. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.
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