1575 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1575.
Events
- July – Sir Philip Sidney meets Penelope Devereux, the inspiration for his Astrophel and Stella.
- September 26 – Miguel de Cervantes is captured by Barbary pirates.
- unknown date
- *The first primer in the Estonian language is published.
- *First printed version of Don Juan Manuel's Tales of Count Lucanor appears. It was originally written in 1335.
New books
Prose
- Anonymous – Arbatel de magia veterum
- Ulpian Fulwell – ''The Flower of Fame''
Drama
- George Gascoigne – ''The Glass of Government''
Poetry
- Veronica Franco – ''Terze rime''
Births
- April – Jakob Böhme, German theologian
- August 14 – Robert Hayman, Newfoundland poet
- August 15 – Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist
- Unknown dates
- *David Calderwood, Scottish historian
- *John Cotta, English physician and writer
- *Giovanni Stefano Menochio, Italian Jesuit scholar
- *Cyril Tourneur, English dramatist
- *William Vaughan, Welsh writer and colonist
Deaths
- March 11 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian writing in Latin
- June 9 – Paulus Aemilius, Hebrew bibliographer and publisher
- July 14 – Richard Taverner, English Bible translator
- August 14 – Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Spanish novelist and poet
- September 17 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian
- December 1 – Diogo de Paiva de Andrada, Portuguese theologian
- December 18 – Marcin Bielski, Polish chronicler and poet
- unknown dates
- *Sir William Stevenson, English poet
- *Isabel de Josa, Catalan writer