1577 in literature
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Events
- December 4 - San Juan de la CruzJohn of the CrossJohn of the Cross , born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest, born at Fontiveros, Old Castile....
is imprisoned at ToledoToledo, SpainToledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
. During his imprisonment he composes his Spiritual Canticle.
New books
- Richard EdenRichard EdenRichard Eden was an alchemist and translator. His translations of the geographic works of other writers helped foster a spirit of overseas exploration in Tudor England.-Early life:...
- The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies - Thomas HillThomas Hill (author)Thomas Hill, was an astrologer, author and translator who most probably also wrote as Didymus Mountain . He was the author of the first popular book in English about gardening — The profitable arte of gardening, first published in 1563 under the title A most briefe and pleasaunte treatyse,...
- The Gardener's Labyrinth - Raphael HolinshedRaphael HolinshedRaphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays....
- The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Irelande - Marcin KromerMarcin KromerMarcin Kromer or Martin Cromer was Prince-Bishop of Warmia , a cartographer, diplomat and historian in Poland and later in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
- Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duoPolonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duoPolonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo is a book, first published in Cologne in 1577 in Latin. The author of the book is Marcin Kromer.... - Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa of ÁvilaSaint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer...
- Camino de PerfecciónCamino de PerfecciónEl Camino de Perfección is a method for making progress in the contemplative life written by St. Teresa of Ávila for the sisters of her reformed convent of the Carmelite Order . St... - Johann WeyerJohann WeyerJohann Weyer , was a Dutch physician, occultist and demonologist, disciple and follower of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. He was among the first to publish against the persecution of witches...
- De praestigiis daemonumPseudomonarchia DaemonumPseudomonarchia Daemonum, or Hierarchy of Demons first appears as an Appendix to Johann Weyer's De praestigiis daemonum . The title of the book translates roughly to "false monarchy of demons".... - Raphael HolinshedRaphael HolinshedRaphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays....
- Holinshed's ChroniclesHolinshed's ChroniclesHolinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinsheds Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is a collaborative work published in several volumes and two editions, the first in 1577, and the second in 1587....
New drama
- Arthur GoldingArthur GoldingArthur Golding was an English translator of more than 30 works from Latin into English. While primarily remembered today for his translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses because of its influence on Shakespeare's works, in his own time he was most famous for his translation of Caesar's Commentaries, and...
- Abraham's Sacrifice published (translated from Theodore BezaTheodore BezaTheodore Beza was a French Protestant Christian theologian and scholar who played an important role in the Reformation...
's French play)
Births
- February 8 - Robert BurtonRobert Burton (scholar)Robert Burton was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy. He was also the incumbent of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, and of Segrave in Leicestershire.-Life:...
, English scholar and author (d. 1640) - November 10 - Jacob CatsJacob CatsJacob Cats was a Dutch poet, humorist, jurist and politician. He is most famous for his emblem books.-Early years:...
, Dutch poet (d. 1660) - date unknown
- Richard SibbesRichard SibbesRichard Sibbes was an English theologian. He is known as a Biblical exegete, and as a representative, with William Perkins and John Preston, of what has been called "main-line" Puritanism.-Life:...
, English theologian (d. 1635) - Gabriel SionitaGabriel SionitaGabriel Sionita was a learned Maronite, famous for his role in the publication of the 1645 Parisian polyglot of the Bible.-Life:...
, Bible translator (d. 1648) - Gerhard Johann VossiusGerhard Johann Vossiusthumb|180px|Gerrit Johan VossiusGerrit Janszoon Vos , often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian.-Life:...
, Dutch theologian (d. 1649)
- Richard Sibbes
Deaths
- April 21 - Girolamo ParaboscoGirolamo ParaboscoGirolamo Parabosco was an Italian writer, composer, organist, and poet of the Renaissance.He was born in Piacenza, the son of a famous organist, Vincenzo Parabosco. Little is known of his childhood, but he went to Venice early for his musical education and is mentioned as a student of Adrian...
, Italian poet and musician (b. c. 1524) - May 5 - VigliusVigliusViglius , was the name taken by Wigle Aytta van Zwichem, a Dutch statesman and jurist, a Frisian by birth....
, Friesian statesman and writer (b. 1507) - October 7 - George GascoigneGeorge GascoigneGeorge Gascoigne was an English poet, soldier, artist, and unsuccessful courtier. He is considered the most important poet of the early Elizabethan era, following Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and leading to the emergence of Philip Sidney...
, English poet (b. c. 1535) - date unknown - Remy BelleauRemy BelleauRemy Belleau , was a poet of the French Renaissance. He is most known for his paradoxical poems of praise for simple things and his poems about precious stones....
, French poet (b. 1528)