1515 in literature

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 – Tractatus de superstitionibus, contra maleficia seu sortilegia quae hodie vigent in orbe terrarum

Drama

• c. 1514–15 – Gian Giorgio Trissino – Sophonisba

Poetry

Main article: 1515 in poetry

• Alexander Barclay (translated from Baptista Mantuanus) – Saint George^[1]
• John of Capistrano – Capystranus (published in London)
• Approximate year – Stephen Hawes – The Comforte of Lovers^[1]

Births

• March 28 – Teresa of Ávila, Spanish Carmelite mystic, saint and poet (died 1582)
• Unknown dates
  • Nicolas Denisot, French poet and painter (died 1559)
  • Brne Karnarutić, 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 – Aldus Manutius, Italian printer-publisher and poet (born 1449)^[3]
• unknown date Jacques Almain, French theologian (year of birth unknown)^[4]