Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Anonymous, The Buik of Alexander, publication year uncertain, written in Middle Scots in 1438; erroneously attributed to John Barbour, a close translation of two French original works from the Middle Ages
George Buchanan, Paraphrasis psalmorum Davidis, in Latin
Thomas Churchyard, A Pleasaunte Laborinth Called Churchyardes Chance
Humphrey Gifford, A Poste of Gilloflowrs, prose and poetry; Part 1 translated from Italian and French; Part 2 in verse
Anthony Munday, The Paine of Pleasure
Fernando de Herrera, Anotaciones, criticism, Spain
Philippe Desportes, an edition of his works; France
Jan Kochanowski, Laments (Treny) ("Thredonies"), Poland
Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered (La Gerusalemme liberata), 14 cantos in pirated edition, Italy
April 18 – Thomas Middleton, English (died 1627) English playwright and poet
September 14 – Francisco de Quevedo (died 1645), nobleman, politician and one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age
Also:
Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig (died 1652), Irish Gaelic scholar and poet
Thomas Ford (died 1648), English composer, lutenist, viol player and poet
Daniel Heinsius (died 1655), scholar who wrote Latin and Dutch poetry
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo (died 1621), Portuguese poet and bucolic writer
Hortensio Félix Paravicino (died 1633), Spanish preacher and poet
Daniel Pribiš (died 1645), Slovak
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo born about this year (died 1622), Portuguese
Mathew Roydon (died 1622), English poet associated with the School of Night group of poets and writers
John Webster (died 1634), English Jacobean dramatist and poet
June 10 – Luís de Camões, sometimes rendered in English as "Luis de Camoens", died (born about 1524), perhaps the most highly regarded Portuguese poet
June 22 – Hernando de Acuna died (born c. 1520), Spanish
Also:
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz (born 1500), Greek kabbalist and poet
Wu Cheng'en died 1580 or 1582 (born 1500 or 1505), Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty
Robin Clidro (born 1545), Welsh language poet and itinerant poet
Sebastián de Horozco (born 1510), Spanish poet and playwright
Thomas Tusser (born 1524), English
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