Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published
1472-1473: Zainuddin, Rasul Bijay ("Victory of the Messenger"), fiction, Bengali
1475: Angelo Polizano, Stanzas Begun for the Tournament of the Magnificent Giuliano de Medici, publication year uncertain, published sometime from 1475–1478 Italy
1476: Benet Burgh, Parvus Cato; Magnus Cato, collection of maxims written about 1440 and attributed to Dionysius Cato; the book was widely used as an elementary textbook; Latin and English Jami, Nahafat al-Uns ("Breath of Familiarity"), biographies, Persian John Lydgate, Great Britain, all posthumous editions: , published anonymously, written about 1400 and circulated widely as manuscripts The Horse, the Goose, and the Sheep, published anonymously, publication year uncertain, probably written soon after 1436 Stans Puer ad Mensam, publication year uncertain; the most popular version of this Medieval "courtesy" book educating boys on proper mealtime etiquette
1477: Geoffrey Chaucer, all posthumous editions: Anelida and Arcite, published anonymously, publication year uncertain; includes other short poems by the author Canterbury Tales (see also the edition of 1526) The Parliament of Fowls, published anonymously, publication year uncertain, includes other short poems by the author Blind Harry, The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace, also known as The Wallace, long Scottish "romantic biographical" poem in Middle Scots, probably created some time in the late 1470s or early to mid-1480s (in the decade up through 1477) John Lydgate, , published anonymously, publication year uncertain; written about 1403 Juraj Šižgorić, Elegiarum et carminum libri tres ("Book of elegies and poems"), first published book by a Croatian poet
1478: Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, , translated from Proverbes Moreux by Christine de Pisan; published posthumously Angelo Polizano, Stanzas Begun for the Tournament of the Magnificent Giuliano de Medici, publication year uncertain, published sometime from 1475–1478 Italy Luigi Pulci, Morgante, a now lost 23-canto version (see also 1481, 1482 and the final, 28-canto Morgante Maggiore 1483); Italy
1479: Jami, Salaman u Absal ("Salaman and Absal"), allegory, Persian Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, , translated from Jean Miélot's version of Cordiale quattour novissimorum, attributed to Gerardus de Vliederhoven and to Denis le Chartreux
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1470: April 6 – Tang Yin (died 1523, according to some sources, or 1524 according to others), Chinese poet, painter and calligrapher May 20 – Pietro Bembo (died 1547), Italian cardinal, poet and writer, also a Latin-language poet Girolamo Angeriano, born sometime from about this year to about 1490 (died 1535), Italian, Latin-language poet; sources differ on his birth year, with some stating 1470, others giving "c. 1480" and another c. 1490 Palladio Blosio born about this year (died 1550), Italian, Latin-language poet Andrea Fulvio (died 1527), Italian Renaissance humanist, poet and antiquarian Habibi, born about this year (died 1519?), Azerbaijani poet William Hendred (died 1520), English Severo Minervi born about this year (died 1529), Italian, Latin-language poet Garcia de Resende born about this year (died 1536), Portuguese Wen Zhengming (died 1559), Chinese poet, painter and calligrapher
1471: Adam Reusner born sometime from this year to 1496) (died sometime between 1563 and 1582), German Krishnadevaraya (died 1529), Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire and influential patron of poetry Zâtî (died 1548), Turkish poet who taught and greatly influenced Bâkî
1472: Marcantonio Epicuro (died 1555), Italian, Latin-language poet
1473: Jean Lemaire de Belges, born about this year (died c. 1525), Walloon poet and historian living primarily in France Paolo Parrasio (died 1545), Italian, Latin-language poet Cecilia Gallerani (died 1536), Italian, Latin-language poet, a mistress of Ludovico Sforza Arakida Moritake 荒木田守武 (died 1549), Japanese, the son of Negi Morihide, and a Shinto priest; said to excel in waka, renga, and in particular haikai
1474: September 8 – Lodovico Ariosto (died 1533), Italian poet who also wrote verses in Latin Petrus Crinitus, also known as "Pietro Crinito" (died 1507), Florentine Italian humanist scholar and poet who wrote verses in Latin Gavin Douglas born about this year (died 1522), Scottish poet and bishop Stephen Hawes born about this year (died c. 1523), English poet and courtier