1506 in literature

Albertus Magnus: Postillatio in Apocalypse, Basel, Jacob de Pfortzen, 1506

Template:Year nav topic5 Template:Use British English This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1506.

Events

• unknown date – Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto begins writing Orlando Furioso (earliest version published in 1516; first complete version published 1532).

New books

Poetry

• Publio Fausto Andrelini – Eclogues
• William Dunbar – Template:Sic<ref name=PC>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Stephen Hawes – The Passtyme of Pleasure
• Niccolò Machiavelli – The First Decade (Decennale primo)

Births

• February 1 (approximate) – George Buchanan, Scottish humanist historian, scholar and poet (died 1582)
• August 12 – Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian (died 1576)
• October – Louis de Blois, Flemish mystical writer (died 1566)
• December 8 – Veit Dietrich, German theologian, writer and reformer (died 1549)
• Unknown dates
  • Abderrahman El Majdoub, North African poet, Sufi and mystic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Michael Helding (Sidonius), Roman Catholic bishop, scholar, writer and humanist (died 1561)<ref>Paul Tschackert: Helding, Michael. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, S. 164–166.</ref>
• probable
  • Richard Grafton, English chronicler and King's Printer (died 1573)
  • Hwang Jini, Korean woman kisaeng and poet (died c. 1560)

Deaths

• February 16 – Jakub of Gostynin, Polish philosopher (born c.1454)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• May 2 – Johannes von Soest, German composer, theorist and poet (born 1448)
• unknown date – Mihri Hatun, Ottoman Anatolian female poet