Editing 1569 in literature

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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of '''1569'''.

==Events==
* [[September 28]] – First complete ''printed'' Bible in Spanish translation (''La Biblia'', known from its title-page illustration as "''Biblia del Oso''" ("Bible of the Bear")), made by [[Casiodoro de Reina]], published in [[Basel]].<ref>{{cite book|first1=James Dixon|last1=Douglas|first2=Merrill Chapin|last2=Tenney|year=1997|title=Diccionario Bíblico Mundo Hispano|publisher=Editorial Mundo Hispano|page=145}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biblestudytools.com/sev/#13597726648632&0%7c%7cnlst|title=Sagradas Escrituras (1569) Bible, SEV|accessdate=2013-07-08|website=biblestudytools.com}}</ref>
* ''undated'' – Performance of the 14th-century [[York Mystery Plays]] in England is suppressed.

==New books==
===Prose===
*[[Henry de Bracton]] (died c. 1268) – ''De legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ'' (On the Laws and Customs of England), first printed
*[[Robert Henryson]] (died c. 1500) – ''[[The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian]]'', publication begins
*''Magdeburge Centurien ([[Magdeburg Centuries]])'', volume XII
*[[Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde]] – ''Biëncorf der Heilige Roomsche Kercke'' (Beehive of the Holy Roman Church, satire)

===Drama===
*[[Thomas Preston (writer)|Thomas Preston]] – ''{{not a typo|A lamentable tragedy mixed ful of pleaſant mirth, conteyning the life of Cambises King of Percia}}'' ("Cambyses", publication)

===Poetry===
*''See [[1569 in poetry]]''
*[[Alonso de Ercilla]] – ''[[La Araucana]]'', part 1

==Births==
*[[January 2]] – [[Heribert Rosweyde]], Netherlandish hagiographer (died [[1629 in literature|1629]])
*[[April 16]] – [[John Davies (poet, born 1569)|Sir John Davies]], English poet (died [[1626 in literature|1626]])
*c. December? – [[Henry Ainsworth]], English theologian (died [[1622 in literature|1622]])
*''Unknown dates''
**[[Guillén de Castro y Bellvis]], Spanish dramatist (died [[1631 in literature|1631]])
**[[Heo Gyun]], Korean politician, scholar, and writer (died [[1618 in literature|1618]])
**[[Emilia Lanier]], English poet (died [[1645 in literature|1645]])
**[[Hieronymus Medices]], Italian philosopher and editor of work of [[Thomas Aquinas]]
**[[Piotr Zbylitowski]], Polish poet and satirist (died [[1649 in literature|1649]])
*''probable'' – [[Barnabe Barnes]], English poet and dramatist (baptised 1571; died [[1609 in literature|1609]])

==Deaths==
*[[January 20]] – [[Myles Coverdale]], English Bible translator (born c. 1488)<ref>{{cite book|author=James Frederic Mozley|title=Coverdale and His Bibles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0qXYAAAAMAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Lutterworth Press|page=1}}</ref>
*[[May 10]] – Saint [[John of Avila]], Spanish preacher and author (born [[1500 in literature|1500]])
*[[September 5]] – [[Bernardo Tasso]], Italian poet (born [[1493 in literature|1493]])<ref>{{cite book|title=The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music and the Drama|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JJdTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA616|year=1871|pages=616}}</ref>
*September/October – [[Mikołaj Rej]], Polish poet and author (born [[1505 in literature|1505]])
*[[November 29]] – [[António Ferreira (poet)|António Ferreira]], Portuguese poet (born [[1528 in literature|1528]])
*''Unknown date'' – [[Georg Pictorius]], German physician and author (born c. 1500)

==References==
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