|
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of literature during 1587. ==Events== *April 14 - A clandestine Roman Catholic printing press is discovered in a cave on the Little Orme on the North Wales coast where it has been used by the recusant Robert Pugh (squire of Penrhyn Hall) and his chaplain Father William Davies to print the first part of ''Y Drych Cristianogawl'' ("The Christian Mirror"), the first book to be printed in Wales. Attributed to "G.R. of Milan" (Gruffydd Robert or perhaps Robert Gwyn (c. 1540/50-1592/1604)), the book is given a false imprint of "Rouen, 1585". *Autumn - Poet Torquato Tasso travels to Rome to stay with his friend Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. *October 31 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. *Late (probable date) - The first part of Christopher Marlowe's drama ''Tamburlaine the Great'' is performed in London by the Admiral's Men with Edward Alleyn playing the lead. Marlowe is known to be engaged in confidential government work at this time. *The Rose theatre is built by Philip Henslowe in Southwark on the south bank of the River Thames in London. *The chapbook ''Historia von D. Johann Fausten'', printed by Johann Spies in Frankfurt, is the first published version of the Faust story. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1587 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|