1562 in literature

							1562 in literature
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   Contents                                                                              List of years in literature                      (table)
 1 Events                                                                         ... 1552 . 1553 . 1554 . 1555 . 1556 . 1557 . 1558 ...

 2 New books                                                                           1559 1560 1561 -1562- 1563 1564 1565
                                                                                  ... 1566 . 1567 . 1568 . 1569 . 1570 . 1571 . 1572 ...
 3 New drama
 4 Poetry                                                                     Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +...

 5 Births
 6 Deaths


Events
   February 14 - French poet Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard is discovered hiding under the bed of Mary, Queen of Scots.
   He is executed about a week later.

New books
   Magdeburg Centuries, volumes V and VI
   Melchior Cano - De Locis theologicis (posthumously published)
   Petrus Ramus - Grammaire française
   Richard Smyth - De Missa Sacrificio
   Jacques de la Taille - Maniére de faire des vers en français comme en grec et en Latin

New drama
   Thomas Norton & Thomas Sackville - Gorboduc

Poetry
   Arthur Brooke - The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet

Births
   January 20 - Ottavio Rinuccini, poet (died 1621)
   March 27 - Jacob Gretser, Jesuit writer (died 1625)
   August - Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola, poet and historian (died 1631)
   November 25 - Lope de Vega, poet and dramatist (died 1635)
   date unknown
       Samuel Daniel, poet (died 1619)
       Johann Mechtel, chronicler (died c.1631)

Deaths
   February - Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard, poet (born 1540) (executed)
   July 23 - Götz von Berlichingen, German knight immortalised by Goethe (born c.1480)
   September 5 - Katharina Zell, Protestant writer (born c. 1497)
   November 6 - Achille Bocchi, Italian humanist writer (born 1488)
   November 12 - Pietro Martire Vermigli, theologian (born 1499)
   probable - George Cavendish, biographer (born 1494)
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