1550 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1550.
Events
- June – Robert Estienne leaves Paris for Geneva, where he sets up a printing press.
- July 17 – King Edward VI of England gives Humphrey Powell a grant to start printing in Ireland.
- unknown dates
- *The first book in Slovene, Catechismus, is written by Protestant reformer Primož Trubar and printed in Schwäbisch Hall, Holy Roman Empire, followed by his Abecedarium.
- *Nostradamus' first almanac is printed.
- *The Chinese shenmo fantasy novel Fengshen Yanyi is first published in book form.
New books
Prose
- Leandro Alberti – Istoria di Bologna
- Martin Bucer – De regno Christi
- Thomas Cranmer – Defence of the True and Catholic Doctrine of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ
- Doddayya – Chandraprabha Purana
- Louis Maigret – Traité de la Grammaire française
- Ramamatya – Svaramelakalanidhi
- Richard Sherry – A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes
- Primož Trubar
- *Catechismus
- *Abecedarium
- The Facetious Nights of Straparola
- Giorgio Vasari – Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
- ''Rosary of the Philosophers''
Drama
- Thomas Naogeorgus – Agricultura sacra
- Hans Sachs
- *Der fahrende Schüler im Paradies
- *''Das Wildbad''
Poetry
- ''See 1550 in poetry''
Births
- December 22 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher
- unknown dates
- *Wacker von Wackenfels, German diplomat, scholar and author
- *Zang Maoxun, Chinese playwright
- Probable year of birth – Philip Henslowe, Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario
Deaths
- February – Marcantonio Flaminio, Latin-language poet
- July 9 – Jacopo Bonfadio, Italian historian, executed for sodomy
- December 8 – Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian poet, dramatist and grammarian
- unknown date
- *Eguinaire Baron, French legal writer
- *William Lamb alias Paniter, Scottish writer, cleric and lawyer