1501 in poetry

Events

• Gavin Douglas, Scottish poet, writes , approximately this year (published about 1535); an allegory presented as a vision
• Marko Marulić, Croatian poet, writes Judita ("Judith"), a landmark poem in Croatian literature; the book was not printed until 1521 in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto; and published three times before the author's death in 1524

Works published

• Conradus Celtis, Ludus Diannae, allegorical verse drama, German poet who wrote in Latin
• Petrarch ("Francesco Petrarca"), Le cose volgari influential edition of the author's Italian poems, edited by Pietro Bembo, Venice: Aldine Press, Italy, posthumous

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• Maurice Scève, born about this year (died c. 1564), French poet
• Garcilaso de la Vega (died 1536), Spanish soldier and poet
• Basilio Zanchi, born about this year (died 1558/59), Italian, Latin-language poet

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

• January 3 – Ali-Shir Nava'i, also known as "Mir Alisher Navoï", (born c. 1441), philosopher and Persian-Uzbek poetry poet during the Timurid Renaissance
• September 26 – Džore Držić (born 1461), Croatian poet and playwright
• Also:
  • Gabriele Altilio (born 1436), Italian, Latin-language poet
  • Amerigo Corsini (born 1442), Italian, Latin-language poet
  • Olivier de la Marche died this year or 1502 (born 1426), French poet and author
  • Michael Marullus also known as "Michele Marullo"
  • Jean Michel (born unknown), French dramatic poet

Notes

References

1. Cox, Michael, editor, ''The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature'', Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN. 0-19-860634-6
2. Kurian, George Thomas, ''Timetables of World Literature'', New York: Facts on File Inc., 2003, {{ISBN. 0-8160-4197-0
3. "Tra Medioevo en rinascimento". Poeti di Italia in Lingua Latina.
4. [[s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Olivier de la Marche. "Olivier de la Marche"]] article, ''Catholic Encyclopedia'', 1914, retrieved April 19, 2009
5. (born [[1453 in poetry