1528 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1528.
Events
- October 2 – William Tyndale's The Obedience of a Christian Man is printed in Antwerp for clandestine distribution in England.
New books
- Baltissare Castiglione – The Book of the Courtier
- Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples – Ancien Testament
- Francisco Delicado – Portrait of Lozana: The Lusty Andalusian Woman
- Desiderius Erasmus – Ciceronianus
- Jean Fernel – Cosmotheoria
- Martin Luther – Confession Concerning Christ's Supper
- William Tyndale – ''The Obedience of a Christian Man''
New drama
- Ludovico Ariosto
- *La Lena
- *''Il Negromante''
New poetry
- Anna Bijns – ''Refrains''
Births
- November 2 – Petrus Lotichius Secundus, born Peter Lotz, German scholar and Latin poet
- unknown dates
- *Rémy Belleau, French poet
- *Birbal, born Maheshdas Bhat, Indian poet, wit and Grand Vizier of the Mughal court
- *Jean-Jacques Boissard, French antiquary and Latin poet
- *Henri Estienne, French printer and classical scholar
- *António Ferreira, Portuguese poet
- *Atagi Fuyuyasu, Japanese samurai and poet
- *Phùng Khắc Khoan, Vietnamese military strategist, politician, diplomat and poet
- *Thomas Whythorne, English composer and autobiographer
Deaths
- March 10 – Balthasar Hubmaier, German Anabaptist theologian
- November 17 – Jakob Wimpfeling, humanist and theologian
- unknown dates
- *Al-Birjandi, Persian scientist
- *Richard Hyrde, English scholar and translator
- *Erhard Ratdolt, German printer
- probable – Giorgio Anselmo, Italian physician and Latin poet