1548 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1548.

Events

 * unknown dates
 * Hôtel de Bourgogne opens as a theatre in Paris.
 * Roger Ascham becomes tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Prose

 * Mikael Agricola – Se Wsi Testamenti (first translation of New Testament into Finnish)
 * Edward Hall (posthumously) – The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke (commonly called Hall's Chronicle)
 * Gruffudd Hiraethog – Oll synnwyr pen Kembero ygyd (posthumous collection of Welsh proverbs by William Salesbury)
 * Martynas Mažvydas – The Simple Words of Catechism (first printed book in Lithuanian)
 * Catherine Parr – The Lamentation of a Sinner
 * Paolo Pino – 
 * William Salesbury – A Dictionary in Englyshe and Welshe
 * Nicholas Udall – The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente
 * Thomas Vicary – 

Drama

 * John Bale – Kynge Johan

Poetry

 * See 1548 in poetry

Births

 * May – Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (died 1606)
 * July 8 – Kim Jang-saeng, Korean scholar, politician and writer (died 1631)
 * September 2 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian writer on architecture (died 1616)
 * November – André Guijon, French orator (died 1631)
 * November 27 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (died 1598)
 * Unknown date – Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (died 1595)

Deaths

 * February 26 – Lorenzino de' Medici, Italian writer, 33
 * June 6 – João de Castro, Portuguese explorer and writer, 48
 * October 27 – Johannes Dantiscus, Polish poet and bishop, 63
 * Unknown date – Cristoforo di Messisbugo, Italian food writer