1420s in poetry

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

Events

Works published

1425:

• Antonio Beccadelli, Hermaphroditus, a collection of 81 Latin epigrams
• Alain Chartier, La Belle Dame sans Merci; France^[1]

1429:

• Christine de Pisan, Le Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc, France^[2]

Births

Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

1420:

• Martial d'Auvergne, French poet
• Giovanni Mattia Tabarino, born about this year (died 1500), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Jean Meschinot (died 1491), French

1421:

• Sōgi 宗祇 (died 1502), Japanese Zen monk who studied waka and renga poetry, then became a professional renga poet in his 30s

1422:

• Anthony Woodville born about this year (died 1483), English poet and translator

1423:

• Alfonso de Palencia (died 1492), Castilian pre-Renaissance historian, writer, and poet

1424:

• Cristoforo Landino (died 1498), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Bonino Mombrizio (died 1482/1502), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Tito Vespasiano Strozzi born this year or in 1425^[3] (died 1505), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]

1425:

• Basinio da Parma (died 1457), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Tito Vespasiano Strozzi born this year^[3] or in 1424 (died 1505), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]

1426:

• Suster Bertken born this year or 1427 (died 1514), Dutch
• Bhalam born about this year (died 1500), Indian, Gujarati-language poet^[4]
• Jalaladdin Davani (died 1502), Iranian philosopher, theologian, jurist and poet
• Giovanni Mario Filelfo (died 1480), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Olivier de la Marche (died 1501 or 1502), French poet and chronicler

1427:

• Suster Bertken born this year or 1426 (died 1514), Dutch
• Galeotto Marzio, born this year or 1428 (died 1494/1497), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Francesco Rolandello (died 1490), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]

1428:

• Galeotto Marzio born this year or 1427 (died 1494/1497), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]

1429:

• Giannantonio Campano (died 1477), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, also known as "Iovianus Pontanus" (died 1503), Italian, Latin-language poet^[3]
• Niccolò Perotti, also known as "Perotto" or "Nicolaus Perottus", born 1430 (died 1480), according to some sources,^[3] or this year, according to others,^[5] or either year, according to still others)^[6] Italian humanist, translator, author of one of the first modern Latin school grammars, and Latin-language poet^[3]

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

1420:

• Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, Irish historian, topographer and poet

1423:

• Anselm Turmeda, also known as "Abd-Allah at-Tarjuman" عبد الله الترجمان (born 1355), a poet who wrote in both Catalan Spanish and, after converting to Islam, in Arabic
• Andrew of Wyntoun, also known as Andrew Wyntoun (born 1350), Scottish poet, a canon and prior
• Hugo von Montfort (born 1357), Austrian minstrel and representative of the German Minnesang (songwriters and poets)

1425:

• Jordi de Sant Jordi, died about this year^[7] (born late 1390s) Chamberlain at the court of King Alfons V of Aragon (Alfons III of Valencia), but better known for his poetry

1426:

• John Audelay, also spelled "John Awdelay", died about this year (birth year unknown), English priest and poet who wrote in a Staffordshire dialect of Middle English
• Süleyman Çelebi (born 1377), Turkish poet^[8]
• Thomas Hoccleve, died between March and May (born about 1368), English poet

See also

• Poetry
• 15th century in poetry
• 15th century in literature

Notes

This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 17:03