1526 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1526.
Events
- Spring – The first complete printed translation of the New Testament of the Bible into English by William Tyndale arrives in England[1] from Germany, having been printed in Worms. In October, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of London, attempts to collect all the copies in his diocese and burn them.
- New Testament in Swedish, the first official Bible translation into Swedish, made by Olaus Petri under royal patronage.
- The first complete Dutch translation of the Bible is printed by Jacob van Liesveldt in Antwerp.
- An edition of the Bible (Biblia Sacra) is printed by Yolande Bonhomme in Paris, the first printed by a woman.
- The Bibliotheca Corviniana in Ofen is destroyed by troops of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
New books
Prose
- A Hundred Merry Tales (A C. Mary Talys, printed by John Rastell and perhaps compiled by John Heywood)
- Martin Luther – The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ—Against the Fanatics (Sakrament des Leibes and Blutes Christi wider die Schwarmgeister)
- William Tyndale – New Testament Bible translation. Part of the Tyndale Bible.
Drama
- Niccolò Machiavelli – The Mandrake (La Mandragola, first performance)
Poetry
- Teofilo Folengo (as "Limerno Pitocco da Mantova") – Orlandino
- Jacopo Sannazaro[3]
- De Partu Virginis
- Piscatoria
- Shin Maha Rahtathara – Kogan Pyo[4]
Births
Deaths
- Approximate date – Jean Marot, French poet (born c. 1450)
References
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ Szegedi, Edit (2002). Geschichtsbewusstsein und Gruppenidentität. Bohlau Verlag. p. 223.
- ↑ Bondanella, Peter; Bondanella, Julia Conaway, eds. (1979). Dictionary of Italian Literature. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
- ↑ Kurian, George Thomas (2003). Timetables of World Literature. New York: Facts on File Inc. ISBN 0-8160-4197-0.
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