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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1577.
Events
- The Curtain Theatre is built in London.
- December 4 – John of the Cross, while imprisoned in Toledo, Spain, composes his Spiritual Canticle.
New books
Prose
- Certain Selected Histories for Christian Recreations (translation of Gesta Romanorum)
- Richard Eden – The History of Travayle in the West and East Indies
- John Frampton – , translated from the 1565 Spanish edition of Nicolás Monardes' Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales
- Thomas Hill – The Gardener's Labyrinth
- Raphael Holinshed – The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Irelande
- Marcin Kromer – Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo
- Teresa of Ávila – Camino de Perfección
- Johann Weyer – De praestigiis daemonum
- Piotr Skarga – Żywoty świętych starego i nowego zakonu
Drama
- Arthur Golding – Abraham's Sacrifice published (translated from Theodore Beza's French play)
Poetry
- See 1577 in poetry
Births
- February 8 – Robert Burton, English scholar and author (died 1640)
- March/April – Gerhard Johann Vossius, Dutch theologian (died 1649)
- November 10 – Jacob Cats, Dutch poet (died 1660)
- November 20 (baptized) – Samuel Purchas, English travel writer (died 1626)
- unknown dates
- Richard Sibbes, English theologian (died 1635)
- Gabriel Sionita, Lebanese-born Maronite Bible translator (died 1648)
- Samuel Ward, English Puritan preacher and writer (died 1640)
Deaths
- March 6 – Remy Belleau, French poet (born 1528)
- April 21 – Girolamo Parabosco, Italian poet and musician (born c. 1524)
- May 5 – Viglius, Frisian statesman and writer (born 1507)
- October 7 – George Gascoigne, English poet (born c. 1535)
- Unknown dates
- Richard Jugge, English printer (date of birth unknown)
- Ralph Robinson, English writer and translator (born 1520 in literature)