Ongoing Developments in Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on each nation’s poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or French).
Recent Events
French poet Maurice Sceve has announced a remarkable discovery: he has located the tomb of “Laura,” the muse immortalized in the verses of Petrarch, at the church of Santa Croce in Avignon. This revelation is expected to enhance the French appreciation and interest in the works of the iconic Italian poet.
Published Works
- Luigi Alamanni, Opere Toscane (“Tuscan Works”), Latin elegies, published either this year or in 1532. This collection features satirical pieces penned in blank verse and was published in Lyon, France.
- Teofilo Folengo, L’Umanità del Figliuolo di Die, a life of Christ presented in rhymed octaves, from Italy.
- Clément Marot, Suite de l’Adolescence clementine, from France.
- Dwija Sridhara, Vidya-Sundara, a Bengali narrative poem commissioned by Prince Firuz of Bengal.
- François Villon, a modernized edition of his poetry released by Clément Marot.
Births
Significant births in the realm of poetry this year include:
- January 2 – Johann Major (died 1600), a German poet and theologian.
- August 7 – Alonso de Ercilla (died 1594), a Spanish soldier and poet.
- Eknath (died 1599), a Marathi language religious poet within the Hindu tradition of India.
- Elazar ben Moshe Azikri (died 1600), a Jewish kabbalist, poet, and writer.
- Andrea Rapicio (died 1573), an Italian poet writing in Latin.
- Approximate date – Sun Kehong (died 1611), a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet.
Deaths
This year also saw the passing of notable figures in poetry:
- July 6 – Ludovico Ariosto (born 1474), an Italian poet renowned for his Latin verses.
- Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola (born 1469), an Italian philosopher and Latin-language poet.
See Also
- Poetry
- 16th century in poetry
- 16th century in literature
- French Renaissance literature
- Renaissance literature
- Spanish Renaissance literature