Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,
Irish or
France).
Events
Gavin Douglas,
Scottish poet, writes The Palice of Honour, approximately this year (published about
1535); an allegory presented as a vision[1]
Marko Marulić,
Croatian poet, writes Judita ("Judith"), a landmark poem in Croatian literature; the book was not printed until
1521 in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto; and published three times before the author's death in
1524
Petrarch ("Francesco Petrarca"), Le cose volgari influential edition of the author's Italian poems, edited by
Pietro Bembo, Venice:
Aldine Press,
Italy, posthumous
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 3 –
Ali-Shir Nava'i, also known as "Mir Alisher Navoï", (born c.
1441), philosopher and
Persian-Uzbek poetry poet during the Timurid Renaissance