1580 in literature explained

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1580.

Events

• March – Thomas Legge's Latin play about Richard III of England, Richardus Tertius, the first known history play performed in England, is acted by students at St John's College, Cambridge.
• July 12 – The Ostrog Bible, the first complete printed Bible translation into a Slavic language (Old Church Slavonic), is first printed at Ostroh in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (modern-day Ukraine) by Ivan Fyodorov.^[1]

New books

• Book of Concord
• Jean Bodin – De la demonomanie des sorciers
• Veronica Franco – Lettere familiari a diversi^[2]
• Robert Greene – Mamillia
• John Lyly – Euphues and his England
• Michel de Montaigne – Essais^[3]
• Anthony Munday – Zelauto

New drama

• Robert Garnier – Antigone
• Thomas Legge – Richardus Tertius

Poetry

• Luís Vaz de Camões – Luís Vaz de Camões
• Jan Kochanowski – Laments (Treny)

Births

• March 5 – Christophe Justel, French scholar (died 1649)
• April 18 (date of baptism) – Thomas Middleton, English poet and dramatist (died 1627)
• June 9 – Daniel Heinsius, Dutch scholar (died 1655)^[4]
• September 17 – Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Golden Age writer (died 1645)^[5]
• October 12 – Hortensio Félix Paravicino, Spanish poet (died 1633)^[6]
• unknown dates
  • Charles François d'Abra de Raconis, French theologian (died 1646)
  • Manuel de Almeida, Spanish historian (died 1646)
  • Francisco de Araujo, Spanish theologian (died 1664)
  • Philipp Clüver, German historian (died 1623)
  • Ling Mengchu (凌濛初), Chinese vernacular writer (died 1644)
  • Francisco Rodrigues Lobo, Portuguese poet (died 1621)
  • Francisco de Lugo, Spanish theologian (died 1652)^[7]

Deaths

• May 3 – Thomas Tusser, English poet (born 1524)
• June 10 – Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet (born c.1524)^[8]
• June 22 – Hernando de Acuña, Spanish translator (born c.1520)
• August 20 – Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (born 1506)
• October 8 – Hieronymus Wolf, German historian (born 1516)
• November 3 – Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (born 1512)
• unknown dates
  • Sebastián de Horozco, Spanish poet and dramatist (born 1510)
  • Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, Scottish chronicler (born c.1532)^[9]
• probable – Raphael Holinshed, chronicler^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: Joze Krasovec. The Interpretation of the Bible: The International Symposium in Slovenia. 1 October 1999. A&C Black. 978-0-567-34563-9. 676. en.
2. Book: Turner . James . Sexuality and Gender in Early Modern Europe: Institutions, Texts, Images . 1993 . Cambridge University Press . 9780521446051 . 107 . registration . en.
3. Book: Michel de Montaigne. Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into Italy, and Letters. 1887. Houghton, Mifflin. 471. en.
4. Book: J. H. Meter. The Literary Theories of Daniel Heinsius: A Study of the Development and Background of His Views on Literary Theory and Criticism During the Period from 1602 to 1612. 1984. Van Gorcum. 978-90-232-1892-0. 6.
5. Book: D. Gareth Walters. Francisco de Quevedo. 1985. Catholic University of America Press. 978-0-8132-0623-3. 1. en.
6. Book: Javier Portús. The Spanish Portrait: From El Greco to Picasso. 2004. Scala. 978-1-85759-374-7. 337.
7. Book: New Catholic Encyclopedia: Jud-Lyo. 2003. Thomson/Gale. 978-0-7876-4012-5. 854.
8. Book: Luís de Camões. The Lusiads of Luiz de Camões. 1966. Hispanic Society of America. xxix. en.
9. Book: Gordon Donaldson . Robert S. Morpeth . Who's who in Scottish history . 1973 . Blackwell . 60.
10. Book: Derek Jones. Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. December 2001. Routledge. 978-1-136-79864-1. 527.