16th century in literature

This article presents lists of literary events and publications in the 16th century.
Events.
1501
1502
1507
1508
1509
1510
1510–1511
1512
1513
1514
1515
1516
1519
1521
1522
1522–24
1524
1526
1530
1533
1534
1535
1536
1537
1538
1539
1540
1541
1542
1550
1551
1552
1554
1565
1567
1571
1572
1575
1576
1586
1590
1596
1597
1598
1599
New books.
1500
1501
1502
1503
1505
1508
1509
1510
1511
1512
1513
1514–15
1516
1517
1518
1519
1520
1521
1522
1523
1524
1525
1526
1527
1528
1530
1531
1532
1533
1534
1535
1536
1538
1539
1540
1541
1542
1543
1544
1545
1546
1547
1548
1549
1550
1552
1553
1554
1559
1560
1562
1563
1564
1565
1567
1569
1571
1572
1576
1577
1578
1579
1581
1582
1583
1584
1585
1586
1588
1590
1592
1594
1595
1596
1597
1598
1599
New drama.
1502
1504
1508
1509
1513
1517
1522
1523
1524
1525
1531
1536
1538
1541
1551
1553
1562
1566
1567
1568
1573
1582
1584
1588
1589
1590
1591
1592
1594
1595
1597
1598
1599
New poetry.
1505
1514
1516
1527
1528
1530
By 1534
1550
1557
1562
1563
1567
1572
1573
1575
1576
1577
1579
1581
1582
1590
1591
1592
1593
1594
1595
1596
1597
1598
1599