1542 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1542.
Events
- The diary begun by Luca Landucci is completed by an unknown hand.[1]
- The earliest written example of the Romani language appears.[2]
New books
Prose
- Paul Fagius â Liber Fidei seu Veritatis
- Edward Hall â The Union of the Two Noble and Illustrate Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke
Poetry
- See 1542 in poetry
Births
- December â Catherine Des Roches, French poet and writer (died 1587)
- unknown date â John of the Cross (Juan de Yepes y Ãlvarez), Castilian poet and friar (died 1591)
Deaths
- January 10 â Gerard Geldenhouwer, Dutch historian (born 1482)[3]
- June 14 â Christoph von Scheurl, German humanist writer (born 1481)[4]
- October 11 â Sir Thomas Wyatt, English poet (born 1503)[5]
- unknown date â Lucas Fernández, Spanish dramatist and musician, who wrote in the Leonese language (born c. 1474)