Italian literature timeline
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- 1494 - Aldine press established by Aldo Manuzio
- 1502 Jacopo Sannazaro, Arcadia, a pirated edition (the author officially sanctioned publication in 1504); a manuscript of the original work is dated 1489, with two eclogues and connecting prose added later, seemngly reflecting the author's distress at political developments in about 1500; Italy[1]
- 1505 - Bembo, Gli Asolani
- 1509 Ariosto, The Pretenders
- 1514 Trissino, Sophonisba
- 1518 Aldine editions of Pontano's bucolic lyrics in Latin
- 1521 Bernardo Dovizi ("Il Bibbiena"), The Follies of Calandro
- 1525:
- Aretino, The Courtesan
- Bembo, Writings in the Vernacular Language
- 1549 Gelli, Circe
- 1552 Folengo, Baldus
- 1552 - 1553 Doni, The Marble Steps and The Worlds
- 1573 Tasso, Aminta
- 1581 Caro's translation of The Aeneid
- 1582 Bruno, The Candle Bearer
- 1584-1585 Bruno, The Ash Wednesday Supper, The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast, The Heroic Frenzies
- 1589:
- Della Porta, The Sister
- Guarini, The Faithful Shepherd
- 1591 Della Valle, The Queen of Scotland
- 1594 Tasso, Discourses on the Heroic Poem