1500 in literature

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This article lists literary events and publications of 1500.

Events

• December 31 – Generally-accepted date for the end of incunables.
• Unknown date – Desiderius Erasmus writes De Laudibus Britanniae, a Latin ode in which John Skelton, tutor to Prince Henry of England, is called "unum Britannicarum literarum lumen ac decus".^[1]

New books

Prose

• This is the Boke of Cokery (first known printed cookbook in English)
• Hieronymus Brunschwygk – Liber de arte distillandi de simplicibus (Simple book on the art of distillation)
• Desiderius Erasmus – Adagia (Paris)
• Johannes Trithemius – Steganographia (Hidden writing; approximate date)

Drama

• The Wakefield Master – Second Shepherds' Play (approximate date)

Poetry

• Beves of Hamtoun (approximate date of publication; written c. 1300)^[2]
• Geoffrey Chaucer (anonymously) – Mars and Venus (approximate date of publication)^[2]
• Singiraja – Maha Basavaraja Charitra

Births

• April 12 – Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (died 1574)
• April 23
  • Alexander Ales, Scottish-born religious controversialist (died 1565)
  • Johann Stumpf, Swiss historical and topographical writer (died 1576)
• December 6 – Nicolaus Mameranus, Luxembourgian soldier and Latin-language historian and poet (died c. 1567)
• Unknown dates
  • Erasmus Alberus, German humanist, reformer and poet (died 1553)
  • Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz, Greek kabalist and poet (died 1580)
  • Wu Cheng'en, Chinese novelist (died 1582)
  • Francisco de Moraes, Portuguese writer (died 1572)
  • Hayâlî, Ottoman Turkish poet (died 1557)
  • Nikolaus Herman, German hymnodist (died 1561)
  • Pier Angelo Manzolli (Marcello Palingenio Stellato), Neapolitan Christian humanist poet (died before 1551)
  • Ludovico Pasquali, Dalmatian Italian poet (died 1551)

Deaths

• April 10 – Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar, poet and soldier (born c. 1453)
• June 23 – Lodovico Lazzarelli, Italian poet, philosopher, courtier and magician (born 1447)
• Unknown dates
  • Bhalan, Indian Gujarati-language poet (born c. 1426)
  • Stefano Infessura, Italian humanist writer (born c. 1435)

References

1. "John Skelton". The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
2. Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.