1580 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1580.Events
- March – Thomas Legge's Latin play about Richard III of England, Richardus Tertius, the first known history play performed in England, is acted by students at St John's College, Cambridge.
- July 12 – The Ostrog Bible, the first complete printed Bible translation into a Slavic language, is first printed at Ostroh in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Ivan Fyodorov.
New books
- Book of Concord
- Jean Bodin – De la demonomanie des sorciers
- Veronica Franco – Lettere familiari a diversi
- Robert Greene – Mamillia
- John Lyly – Euphues and his England
- Michel de Montaigne – Essais
- Anthony Munday – Zelauto
New drama
- Robert Garnier – Antigone
- Thomas Legge – Richardus Tertius
Poetry
- LuĂs Vaz de Camões – LuĂs Vaz de Camões
- Jan Kochanowski – Laments
Births
- March 5 – Christophe Justel, French scholar
- April 18 – Thomas Middleton, English poet and dramatist
- June 9 – Daniel Heinsius, Dutch scholar
- September 17 – Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Golden Age writer
- October 12 – Hortensio Félix Paravicino, Spanish poet
Uncertain dates
- Charles François d'Abra de Raconis, French theologian
- Manuel de Almeida, Spanish historian
- Francisco de Araujo, Spanish theologian
- Philipp ClĂĽver, German historian
- Ling Mengchu, Chinese vernacular writer
- Francisco Rodrigues Lobo, Portuguese poet
- Francisco de Lugo, Spanish theologian
Deaths
- May 3 – Thomas Tusser, English poet
- June 10 – LuĂs de Camões, Portuguese poet
- June 22 – Hernando de Acuña, Spanish translator
- August 20 – Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian
- October 8 – Hieronymus Wolf, German historian
- November 3 – Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian
Uncertain dates
Probable year
- Raphael Holinshed, chronicler
