1548 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1548.

Events

• Hôtel de Bourgogne opens as a theatre in Paris.
• Roger Ascham becomes tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England.

New books

• Mikael Agricola - Se Wsi Testamenti (first translation of the New Testament into Finnish)
• Gruffudd Hiraethog - Oll synnwyr pen Kembero ygyd (posthumous collection of Welsh proverbs made by William Salesbury)
• Martynas Mažvydas - The Simple Words of Catechism (first printed book in Lithuanian)
• Catherine Parr - The Lamentation of a Sinner
• Paolo Pino - Dialogo di pittura
• William Salesbury - A Dictionary in Englyshe and Welshe
• Nicholas Udall - The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente
• Thomas Vicary - Anatomie of the bodie of man

New drama

• John Bale - Kynge Johan

Poetry

• See 1548 in poetry

Births

• May – Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (died 1606)
• July 8 – Kim Jang-saeng, Korean scholar, politician and writer (died 1631)
• September 2 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian writer on architecture (died 1616)
• November – André Guijon, French orator (died 1631)
• November 27 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (died 1598)
• Unknown date – Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (died 1595)

Deaths

• February 26 – Lorenzino de' Medici, Italian writer, 33
• June 6 – João de Castro, Portuguese explorer and writer, 48
• October 27 – Johannes Dantiscus, Polish poet and bishop, 63
• Unknown date – Cristoforo di Messisbugo, Italian food writer