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1577 in poetry

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Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

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Events

  • December 4 – John of the Cross (Juan de Yepes) is imprisoned in Toledo, Spain. During his imprisonment he composes his Spiritual Canticle (Cántico Espiritual).

    • Great Britain

  • Nicholas Breton:
  • The Works of a Young Wit
  • A Flourish upon Fancy
  • John Grange, The Golden Aphroditis, poetry and prose

    • Other

  • Philippe Desportes, an edition of his works; France
  • Guillaume Du Bartas, La Semaine, ou Création du Monde, France

    • Births

  • March – George Sandys (died 1644), English traveller, colonist and poet
  • November 10 – Jacob Cats (died 1660), Dutch poet

    • Deaths

  • March 6 – Rémy Belleau (born 1528), French poet and member of La Pléiade
  • April 21 – Girolamo Parabosco (born c. 1524), Italian poet and musician
  • August 12 – Sir Thomas Smith (born 1513), English scholar, diplomat and poet
  • October 7 – George Gascoigne (born c. 1535), English poet who died while a guest at George Whetstone's family manor of Walcot at Barnack, near Stamford, Lincolnshire; Whetstone commemorated his friend in a long elegy.
  • Also:
  • Annibale Cruceio (born 1509), Italian, Latin-language poet

    • References

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