- Source: 1501 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Gavin Douglas, Scottish poet, writes The Palice of Honour, approximately this year (published about 1535); an allegory presented as a vision
Marko Marulić, Croatian poet, writes Judita ("Judith"), a landmark poem in Croatian literature; the book was not printed until 1521 in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto; and published three times before the author's death in 1524
Works published
Conradus Celtis, Ludus Diannae, allegorical verse drama, German poet who wrote in Latin
Petrarch ("Francesco Petrarca"), Le cose volgari influential edition of the author's Italian poems, edited by Pietro Bembo, Venice: Aldine Press, Italy, posthumous
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Maurice Scève, born about this year (died c. 1564), French poet
Garcilaso de la Vega (died 1536), Spanish soldier and poet
Basilio Zanchi, born about this year (died 1558/59), Italian, Latin-language poet
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 3 – Ali-Shir Nava'i, also known as "Mir Alisher Navoï", (born c. 1441), philosopher and Persian-Uzbek poetry poet during the Timurid Renaissance
September 26 – Džore Držić (born 1461), Croatian poet and playwright
Also:
Gabriele Altilio (born 1436), Italian, Latin-language poet
Amerigo Corsini (born 1442), Italian, Latin-language poet
Olivier de la Marche died this year or 1502 (born 1426), French poet and author
Michael Marullus also known as "Michele Marullo" (born 1453, or about that year), Italian, Latin-language poet
Jean Michel (born unknown), French dramatic poet
See also
Poetry
16th century in poetry
16th century in literature
French Renaissance literature
Grands Rhétoriqueurs
Renaissance literature
Spanish Renaissance literature