1512 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1512.
Events
- unknown dates
- Urbatagirk (Armenian: Ուրբաթագիրք, "The Book of Friday"), the first printed book in the Armenian language, is printed in Venice by Hakob Meghapart.[1][2]
- The concept of the masque is brought to Britain by King Henry VIII of England.[3]
New books
Prose
- Desiderius Erasmus – Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style (De Utraque Verborum ac Rerum Copia)
- Henry Medwall – Fulgens and Lucrece
- Huldrych Zwingli – De Gestis inter Gallos et Helvetios relatio
- Il-yeon – The Samguk Yusa (Korean)
Poetry
- Hieronymus Angerianus – Erotopaegnion
- Stephen Hawes – The Comfort of Lovers[4]
- Thomas Murner[5]
- Schelmenzunft (Guild of Rogues)
- Narrenbeschwörung (Muster of Fools)
Uncertain date
- Syr Degore (written pre-1325)[6]
Births
- Thomas Sébillet, French writer on poetry (died 1589)
- Unknown dates
- Thomas Beccon, English Protestant reformer and writer (died 1567)[4]
- Cristóvão Falcão, Portuguese poet (died c. 1557)
Deaths
- October 14 – Dietrich Gresemund, German humanist writer (born 1477)
- Unknown date – Enveri, Ottoman Turkish historian and poet
References
- ^ "The Book of Fridays". World Digital Library. 1512. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Hagop Meghapart Project" (in Armenian). National Library of Armenia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ Stanley Hochman (1984). McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes. VNR AG. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-07-079169-5.
- ^ a b "Tudor Poetry, 1500-1603". Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry Database. Academic Text Service (ATS), Stanford University Library. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ Thomas, Calvin (1909). A History of German Literature. New York: D. Appleton & Company. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.