1569 in literature

Events

• September 28 – First complete printed Bible in Spanish translation (La Biblia, known from its title-page illustration as "Biblia del Oso" ("Bible of the Bear")), made by Casiodoro de Reina, published in Basel.
• undated – Performance of the 14th-century York Mystery Plays in England is suppressed.

New books

Prose

• Henry de Bracton (died c. 1268) – De legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ (On the Laws and Customs of England), first printed
• Robert Henryson (died c. 1500) – The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian, publication begins
• Magdeburge Centurien (Magdeburg Centuries), volume XII
• Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde – Biëncorf der Heilige Roomsche Kercke (Beehive of the Holy Roman Church, satire)

Drama

• Thomas Preston – A lamentable tragedy mixed ful of pleaſant mirth, conteyning the life of Cambises King of Percia ("Cambyses", publication)

Poetry

• See 1569 in poetry
• Alonso de Ercilla – La Araucana, part 1

Births

• January 2 – Heribert Rosweyde, Netherlandish hagiographer (died 1629)
• April 16 – Sir John Davies, English poet (died 1626)
• c. December? – Henry Ainsworth, English theologian (died 1622)
• Unknown dates
  • Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish dramatist (died 1631)
  • Hŏ Kyun, Korean politician, scholar, and writer (died 1618)
  • Emilia Lanier, English poet (died 1645)
  • Hieronymus Medices, Italian philosopher and editor of work of Thomas Aquinas
  • Piotr Zbylitowski, Polish poet and satirist (died 1649)
• probable – Barnabe Barnes, English poet and dramatist (baptised 1571; died 1609)

Deaths

• January 20 – Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator (born c. 1488)
• May 10 – Saint John of Avila, Spanish preacher and author (born 1500)
• September 5 – Bernardo Tasso, Italian poet (born 1493)
• September/October – Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author (born 1505)
• November 29 – António Ferreira, Portuguese poet (born 1528)
• Unknown date – Georg Pictorius, German physician and author (born c. 1500)

References

References

1. (1997). "Diccionario Bíblico Mundo Hispano". Editorial Mundo Hispano.
2. "Sagradas Escrituras (1569) Bible, SEV".
3. James Frederic Mozley. (1953). "Coverdale and His Bibles". Lutterworth Press.
4. (1871). "The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music and the Drama".