1578 in literature

1578 in literature

Events

*Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga is sent on a mission to Saragossa by King Philip II of Spain.

New books

*Diogo de Paiva de Andrada - "Defensio Tridentinae Fidei" (posthumously published)
*George Best - "A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Discoverie…under the Conduct of Martin Frobisher"
*John Florio - "First Fruits"
*Jaroš Griemiller - "Rosarium philosophorum"
*Gabriel Harvey - "Smithus, vel Musarum lachrymae"
*John Lyly - "Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit"

New drama

*Thomas Lupton - "All for Money" published
*George Whetstone - "Promos and Cassandra"

Poetry

*"See 1578 in poetry"

Births

*April 2 - Francesco Amico, Italian theologian
*June - Mary Fitton, a candidate for Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" (d. 1647)
*"date unknown"
**Giambattista Andreini, Italian dramatist and actor (d. 1650)
**Jacob Bidermann, German dramatist (d. 1627)
**George Hakewill, English clergyman and author (d. 1649)

Deaths

*May 4 - Martin Eisengrein, German theologian and polemical writer (b. 1535)
*"date unknown" - Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer on history and topography (b. 1500)


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