|
1573 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1573. Events *Torquato Tasso's pastoral play '' Aminta'' is first performed by ''I Gelosi'' in palace gardens in Ferrara. New books Drama *Anonymous – ''New Custom'' (published) * Jean de La Taille – ''La Famine, ou les Gabéonites'' *George Gascoigne (published in ''A Hundred Sundry Flowers'') **''Jocasta'' **''Supposes'' **''The Montague Masque'' *Torquato Tasso – '' Aminta'' Poetry *Jean-Antoine de Baïf – ''Œuvres en rime'' (Works in verse) *George Gascoigne – ''A Hundred Sundry Flowers Bound Up in One Small Poesy...'' (first collected edition of his verse and drama) *''See also 1573 in poetry'' Births *November 30 – Aubert Miraeus, Netherlandish ecclesiastical historian (died 1640 in literature) * December 21 – Mathurin Régnier, French satirist (died 1613 in literature) *''Unknown dates'' ** Severin Binius, German historian (died 1641 in literature) **Daniel Naborowski, Polish ... [...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 (1099), Siege of Jerusalem of 1099. Tasso had mental illness and died a few days before he was to be Poet laureate, crowned on the Capitoline Hill as the king of poets by Clement VIII, 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 Tuscany, Tuscan origins. His father had for many years been secretary in the service of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Naborowski
Daniel Naborowski (1573–1640) was a Polish Baroque poet. Daniel Naborowski was born in Kraków. Like many Polish noblemen of the time, he was a Calvinist by faith. His education took place not only in Cracow, but also in Wittenberg (1590–1593) and Basle (1593–1595). In Basle he studied medicine, in Orléans he studied law, and from Galileo in Padua he learned military engineering. Once he returned to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, he joined the court of magnate Janusz Radziwiłł, where he became his secretary and physician. He was also magnate's diplomatic envoy, and often traveled abroad. After Janusz death, he moved to the court of his relative Krzysztof Radziwiłł. He died in Vilna, where near the end of his life, he was appointed the city's judge. Although some of his works were published in the 17th century (like ''On the eyes of the English princess who was married to Frederick, the pfaltzgrave of Rhein, elected the king of Bohemia'', published in 1621), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 17
Events Pre-1600 * 887 – Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. *1183 – Genpei War: The Battle of Mizushima takes place off the Japanese coast, where Minamoto no Yoshinaka's invasion force is intercepted and defeated by the Taira clan. * 1292 – John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. * 1405 – Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu. * 1494 – French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy. * 1511 – Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon. * 1558 – Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. 1601–1900 * 1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
