1515 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1515.
Events
- Christoph Froschauer becomes the first printer in Zürich.
New books
Prose
- Martin of Arles â Tractatus de superstitionibus, contra maleficia seu sortilegia quae hodie vigent in orbe terrarum
Drama
- c. 1514â15 â Gian Giorgio Trissino â Sophonisba
Poetry
- Alexander Barclay (translated from Baptista Mantuanus) â Saint George[1]
- John of Capistrano â Capystranus (published in London)
- Approximate year â Stephen Hawes â The Comforte of Lovers[1]
Births
- March 28 â Teresa of Ãvila, Spanish Carmelite mystic, saint and poet (died 1582)
- Unknown dates
- Nicolas Denisot, French poet and painter (died 1559)
- Brne KarnarutiÄ, Croatian poet and writer (died 1573)
- Ambrosius Lobwasser, Saxon humanist, translator and psalmist (died 1585)
- Johann Weyer, Dutch occultist (died 1588)
- probable
- Roger Ascham, English scholar (died 1568)[2]
- William Baldwin, English writer, editor and theatrical director (died c. 1563)
Deaths
- February 16 â Aldus Manutius, Italian printer-publisher and poet (born 1449)[3]
- unknown date Jacques Almain, French theologian (year of birth unknown)[4]