1509 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1509. Events unknown dates Alexander Barclay's The Shyp of Folys of the Worlde and Henry Watson's The Shyppe of Fooles appear. Both are English verse translations ultimately deriving from Sebastian Brant's satire Das Narrenschiff (1494). Desiderius Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly while staying with Thomas More in England. The early 14th-century verse romance Richard Coer de Lyon is first published, by Wynkyn de Worde in England. New books Prose Desiderius Erasmus – Stultitiae Laus (The Praise of Folly) Fortunatus (published in Augsburg) Francesco Guicciardini – Storie fiorentine (History of Florence) Manjarasa – Samyukta Koumudi Luca Pacioli – De divina proportione (illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci) John Stanbridge – Vulgaria