1529 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1529.

Events

• Paracelsus starts to write Paragranum.

New books

• Henry Cornelius Agrippa –
• Simon Fish – A Supplicacyon for the Beggers
• Hans Luft – A Proper Dialogue Between A Gentleman and a Husbandman
• Martin Luther
• Luther's Small Catechism ()
• On War Against the Turk ()
• Philipp Melanchthon – Commentary on the Colossians (with foreword by Martin Luther)
• Thomas More – A Supplication of Souls
• John Rastell – The Pastyme of People, the Chronydes of dyvers Realmys and most specially of the Realme of England

Drama

• Angelo Beolco ('Ruzante') – Il Parlamento de Ruzante che iera vegnú de campo (approximate date)

Births

• February 23 – Onofrio Panvinio, Italian historian and antiquary (died 1568)
• June 7 – Étienne Pasquier, French poet and author (died 1615)
• December 11 – Fulvio Orsini, Italian humanist historian (died 1600)
• Unknown date – George Puttenham, English writer and critic (died 1590)

Deaths

• February 2 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian poet and author (born 1478)
• June 21 – John Skelton, English poet (born c. 1460)
• Unknown dates
• Richard Pynson, French-born English printer (born 1448)
• Paulus Aemilius Veronensis, Italian historian (born c. 1455)

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