1568 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1568.
Events
- Publication of the Bishops' Bible (The Holie Bible), a translation into English under the authority of the Church of England.
New books
- Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki - De optimo senatore
- Petar Hektorović - Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje ("Discourse on Fishing and Fishermen")
- Giorgio Vasari - Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects; revised edition)
- Christopher Watson (translator) - The hystories of the most famous and worthy chronographer Polybius[1]
New drama
- Ulpian Fulwell - Like Will to Like
Poetry
- François d'Amboise - Élégie sur le trépas d'Anne de Montmorency
- See also 1568 in poetry
Births
- January 20 – Daniel Cramer, German Lutheran theologian (died 1637)
- February 11 – Honoré d'Urfé, French novelist (died 1625)
- March 30 – Henry Wotton, English diplomat and author (died 1639)
- July 7 – Richard Burbage, English actor and theatre owner (died 1619)
- September 5 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian philosopher and poet (died 1639)
- Unknown date – Richard Baker, English chronicler (died 1645)
Deaths
- April 7 – Onofrio Panvinio, Italian historian (born 1529)
- September 14 – Jan van Casembroot, Flemish humanist poet (executed, born c. 1525)
- December 23 – Roger Ascham, Engllish didactic writer (born c. 1515)
- Unknown dates
- Antoine Héroet, French poet
- Garcia de Orta, Portuguese Jewish physician, naturalist, medical writer and friend of Luís de Camões (born 1501/2)
- Dirk Philips, Frisian Anabaptist theologian (born 1504)
References
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