1577 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1577.
Events
- The Curtain Theatre is built in London.
- December 4 – John of the Cross, while imprisoned in Toledo, Spain, composes his Spiritual Canticle.
New books
Prose
- Certain Selected Histories for Christian Recreations
- Richard Eden – The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies
- John Frampton –, translated from the 1565 Spanish edition of Nicolás Monardes' Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales
- Thomas Hill – The Gardener's Labyrinth
- Raphael Holinshed – The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Irelande
- Marcin Kromer – Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo
- Teresa of Ávila – Camino de Perfección
- Johann Weyer – De praestigiis daemonum
- Piotr Skarga – ''Żywoty świętych starego i nowego zakonu''
Drama
- Arthur Golding – Abraham's Sacrifice published
Poetry
- ''See 1577 in poetry''
Births
- February 8 – Robert Burton, English scholar and author
- March/April – Gerhard Johann Vossius, Dutch theologian
- November 10 – Jacob Cats, Dutch poet
- November 20 – Samuel Purchas, English travel writer
- unknown dates
- *Richard Sibbes, English theologian
- *Gabriel Sionita, Lebanese-born Maronite Bible translator
- *Samuel Ward, English Puritan preacher and writer
Deaths
- March 6 – Remy Belleau, French poet
- April 21 – Girolamo Parabosco, Italian poet and musician
- May 5 – Viglius, Frisian statesman and writer
- October 7 – George Gascoigne, English poet
- Unknown dates
- *Richard Jugge, English printer
- *Ralph Robinson, English writer and translator