1569 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1569.

Events

Publication of the first complete Spanish translation of the Bible, Reina-Valera (the Bible of the Bear)

Performance of the 14th-century York Mystery Plays in England is suppressed.

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)

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

See 1569 in poetry

Alonso de Ercilla – La Araucana, part 1

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)

Heo Gyun, 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 year of birth – Barnabe Barnes, English poet and dramatist (baptised 1571; died 1609)

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)

October 20 – João de Barros, Portuguese historian (born 1496)

November 29 – António Ferreira, Portuguese poet (born 1528)

Unknown date – Georg Pictorius, German physician and author (born c. 1500)

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