1562 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1562. Events January 18 – First performance of Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville's play Gorboduc before Queen Elizabeth I of England. It is the first known English tragedy and the first English-language play to employ blank verse. July 12 – Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the Maya codices (sacred books of the Maya) during the Spanish conquest of Yucatán. New books Prose Magdeburger Centurien (Magdeburg Centuries), volumes V and VI Melchior Cano – De Locis theologicis (posthumously published) Petrus Ramus – Grammaire française Richard Smyth – De Missa Sacrificio