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1570 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1570. Events *December (approximate date) – Torquato Tasso travels to Paris in the service of Cardinal Luigi d'Este. *''unknown date'' – The Académie de Poésie et de Musique is founded in France by the poet Jean-Antoine de Baïf and the musician Joachim Thibault de Courville. New books Prose *Roger Ascham – ''The Scholemaster'' (posthumous) *William Baldwin – ''Beware the Cat'' (new edition) *Thomas North – ''The Fables of Bidpai: The Morall Philosophie of Doni'' (translation of the ''Panchatantra'' from the Italian of Anton Francesco Doni) *Abraham Ortelius – ''Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'' (the first modern atlas) Poetry *''See 1570 in poetry'' Births *October 4 – Péter Pázmány, Hungarian philosopher and theologian (died 1637) *December 29 – Wilhelm Lamormaini, Netherlandish theologian (died 1648) *''Unknown dates'' **Sir Robert Aytoun, Scottish poet (died 1638) **Pedro de Oña, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso ( , also , ; 11 March 154425 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1591 poem ''Gerusalemme liberata'' ( Jerusalem Delivered), in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the Siege of Jerusalem of 1099. Tasso had mental illness and died a few days before he was to be crowned on the Capitoline Hill as the king of poets by Pope Clement VIII. His work was widely translated and adapted, and until the beginning of the 20th century, he remained one of the most widely read poets in Europe. Biography Early life Born in Sorrento, Torquato was the son of Bernardo Tasso, a nobleman of Bergamo and an epic and lyric poet of considerable fame in his day, and his wife Porzia de Rossi, a noblewoman born in Naples of Tuscan origins. His father had for many years been secretary in the service of Ferrante Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno, and his mother w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1637 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1637. Events *January – Pierre Corneille's tragicomedy ''Le Cid'' first performed at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris. Based on Guillén de Castro's play ''Las mocedades del Cid'' (1618), it is first published later in the year and sparks the debate of the '' Querelle du Cid'' at the ''Académie française'' over its failure to observe all the classical unities of drama and supposed lack of moral purpose, but proves popular with audiences. *January 24 – ''Hamlet'' is performed before King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria at Hampton Court Palace. *July 10 – Thomas Browne is registered as a physician, following which he settles in Norwich. *August 30 – The King's Men mount a production for the English Court of William Cartwright's ''The Royal Slave'' at Christ Church, Oxford. The company is paid an extra £30 "for their pains in studying and acting" the drama. *October 2 – The London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 25
Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967. * 717 – Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy. * 919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. *1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. *1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). * 1409 – The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. *1519 – Hernando Cortes, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. *1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1499 In Literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 15th century. __TOC__ Events *1403 – A guild of stationers is founded in the City of London. As the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (the "Stationers' Company"), it continues to be a Livery Company in the 21st century. *1403–08 – The '' Yongle Encyclopedia'' is written in China. *c. 1408–11 – An Leabhar Breac is probably compiled by Murchadh Ó Cuindlis at Duniry in Ireland. *c. 1410 – John, Duke of Berry, commissions the '' Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry'', illustrated by the Limbourg brothers between c. 1412 and 1416. *1424 – The first French royal library is transferred by the English regent of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, to England. *1425 – At about this date the first Guildhall Library (probably for theology) is established in the City of London under the will of Richard Whittington. *1434 – Japanese Noh actor and playwright Zeami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo De Santo Tomás
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 – 28 February 1570) was a Spanish Dominican missionary, bishop, and grammarian in the Viceroyalty of Peru. He compiled the first Quechua language grammar, published in 1560, and that same year published a work on the vocabulary of Quechua. Early life Santo Tomás was born in Seville, Spain in 1499."Bishop Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P." '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016 He was educated in local church schools and entered the as a youth. After he was ordained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 28
Events Pre-1600 * 202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. * 1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. 1601–1900 *1638 – The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh. * 1835 – Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the '' Kalevala'', the so-called foreword to the ''Old Kalevala''. 1901–present * 1922 – The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. * 1925 – The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. *1947 – February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians. *1948 – Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1649 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1649. Events *January 1 – Local authorities raid the four remaining London theatres – the Salisbury Court, the Red Bull, the Cockpit and the Fortune – to suppress clandestine play-acting. The actors found are arrested – except for the members of the Red Bull company, who manage to escape. *February 9 – ''Eikon Basilike: the Pourtrature of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings'', purporting to be the spiritual autobiography of King Charles I of England, is published ten days after his execution and becomes a popular success. John Gauden later claims to have written it. *March 24 – The authorities damage the Cockpit Theatre to inhibit continued attempts to use it for plays. (The building is not destroyed, however, and in 1660 it is fixed and used again, when drama resumes after the Restoration.) *April 23 – William Everard, a Digger, issues "The Declaration and Standard of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Leighton
Alexander Leighton (c. 15701649) was a Scottish medical doctor and puritan preacher and pamphleteer best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I. Early life Leighton was born in Scotland about 1570. The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' states that he was descended from an ancient family possessed of the estate of Ulysham ( Ulishaven) near Montrose. Although his father was a Roman Catholic, Leighton himself became a Presbyterian and a strong opponent of Catholicism. Medical career Leighton studied at the University of St Andrews ( MA, 1587) and Leiden University (MD), where he studied under Professor van Herne. He worked as a medical doctor, but records show that he was prohibited from practice in 1619 and again in 1626. It is unknown whether these judgements were influenced by his religious views, though they predated the publication in 1628 of the pamphlet for which he was tortured. On 17 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1643 In Literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1643. Events *May/June – René Descartes, having had his philosophy condemned by the University of Utrecht, begins his long correspondence with Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia. *June 16 – The Parliament of England issues the Licensing Order of 1643 to control the press – the action against which John Milton protests in his ''Areopagitica'' of the following year. *August 1 – The first of Milton's divorce tracts is published, anonymously and unlicensed. *''unknown dates'' **Cardinal Mazarin opens the Bibliothèque Mazarine in Paris to scholars. **The medieval Icelandic manuscript Codex Regius comes to light, in the possession of Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson. **Miyamoto Musashi begins dictating ''The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho)''. **Francis Bacon's ''New Atlantis'' and Tommaso Campanella's ''Civitas Solis'', ''The City of the Sun'', are published together in a volume titled ''Mundus Alter et Idem'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro De Oña
Pedro de Oña (1570–1643) is considered the first known poet born in Chile, and is best remembered for his verse epic poem ''Primera parte de Arauco domado'' (“First Part of the Araucan Conquest”). Born in Angol, he was the son of a military captain, Gregorio de Oña, who had perished during the conquest of Chile by Spain. Pedro de Oña grew up amid this ongoing conflict; he was born in what was then a small military post, in a territory largely controlled by Chile's indigenous peoples. His mother remarried with a man of considerable influence, thus allowing Pedro de Oña to study in Lima at the Real Colegio de San Martín and later, at the Universidad de San Marcos. He received his degree from the viceroy García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, and in 1596 received his bachelor's degree in Lima. He studied various baroque and classical writers, and worked at various jobs in Peru. In 1596 he published ''Arauco domado''. This epic poem, written in rhymed cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1638 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1638. Events * January 3 – Joost van den Vondel's historical play '' Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'' is first performed, to mark the opening of the Schouwburg of Van Campen, Amsterdam's first public theatre (postponed from 26 December 1637). It is then performed annually in the city on New Year's Day until 1968. * February 6 – ''Luminalia'', a masque written by Sir William Davenant and designed by Inigo Jones, is staged at the English Court. *March 27 – The King's Men perform Chapman's tragedy '' Bussy D'Ambois'' at the English Court. *May – English poet John Milton sets out for a tour of the European continent. He spends the summer in Florence where he later claims to have met the incarcerated Galileo. * October 27 – The King's Men act Ben Jonson's satirical city comedy ''Volpone'' (1606) at the Blackfriars Theatre in London. *''unknown dates'' **An Armenian language edition of the Psalms p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Aytoun
Sir Robert Aytoun or Ayton (1570–1638) was a Scottish poet. Biography Aytoun was the son of Andrew Ayton of Kinaldie Castle, in Fife, Scotland, and Mary Lundie. Aytoun and his elder brother John entered St Leonard's College in St Andrews in 1584. After graduating MA from St Andrews in 1588, he studied civil law at Paris. He appears to have been well known to his literary contemporaries in Scotland and England. He became a groom in the privy chamber of King James in succession to Laurence Marbury, was knighted and became a gentleman of the bedchamber in 1612. He became secretary to Anne of Denmark in succession to another Scottish poet, William Fowler. He was sent as ambassador to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1609. He was later secretary to Henrietta Maria. He wrote poems in Latin, Greek, and English, and was one of the first Scots to write in standard English. His major work was ''Diophantus and Charidora''. ''Inconstancy Upbraided'' is perhaps the best of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
