1573 in poetry
This article covers 1573 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature.
Works published
- Cristóbal de Castillejo, Works of Castillejo Expurgated by the Inquisition, published posthumously in Madrid, Spain
- Philippe Desportes, Les premières œuvres de Philippe Desportes, which had circulated widely in manuscript form and were largely love poems, including "Les Amours de Diane", "les Amours d’Hippolyte", "Élégies", France
- Johann Fischart and another author, The Flea Hunt, a burlesque; a flea complains to Jupiter about the hard treatment it receives from women; Fischart wrote the second part, in which women reply and are defended; Germany
- George Gascoigne, A Hundred Sundry Flowers, Great Britain
- Torquato Tasso, Aminta, pastoral verse drama, Italy
- Pontus de Tyard, Nouvell'Œuvres poétiques, France
Births
- December 21 - Mathurin Régnier, French satirical poet, nephew of Philippe Desportes
- Also:
- * Thomas Heywood, born about this year, English playwright, actor and miscellaneous author
- * Richard Johnson, English romance writer, playwright and poet
- * Daniel Naborowski, Polish
- * Martin Peerson born sometime from 1571 to this year, English composer, organist and virginalist writing hymns, madrigals and other sacred and secular music
- * Samuel Rowlands, born about this year, English author of pamphlets in prose and verse
Deaths
- February - William Lauder, Scottish cleric, playwright and poet
- July - Étienne Jodelle, French poet and playwright
- November - Giovanni Battista Giraldi, who gave himself the nickname "Cinthio", also rendered "Cynthius", "Cintio" or, in Italian, "Cinzio", Italian novelist, writer, poet and playwright
- Also:
- * Brne Karnarutić, Croatian Renaissance poet and writer
- * Andrea Rapicio, Italian, Latin-language poet
- * Ján Silván, Slovak