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Goodreads: Best Books of the 16th Century

" The best books published during the 16th century (January 1st, 1501 through December 31st 1600)."
Mostly European, but some from other parts of the world.
Lot of Shakespeare incoming.
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Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
1
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2
William Shakespeare
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
3
Niccolò Machiavelli
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
4
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
5
William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
6
William Shakespeare
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
7
Thomas More
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
8
William Shakespeare
Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr Faustus
9
Christopher Marlowe
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
10
William Shakespeare
Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
11
François Rabelais
Complete Essays (Michel De Montaigne)
Complete Essays
12
Michel De Montaigne
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
13
William Shakespeare
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
14
William Shakespeare
Praise of Folly (Desiderius Erasmus)
Praise of Folly
15
Desiderius Erasmus
Henry IV Part I (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part I
16
William Shakespeare
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
17
Edmund Spenser
Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto)
Orlando Furioso
18
Ludovico Ariosto
Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
Lazarillo De Tormes
19
Anonymous
The Lusiads (Luïs Vaz De Camoes)
The Lusiads
20
Luïs Vaz De Camoes
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
21
William Shakespeare
Monkey (Wu Cheng'en)
Monkey
22
Wu Cheng'en
Martin Luther Ninety Five Theses
Martin Luther Ninety Five Theses
23
Comedy of Errors (Oxford Shakespeare)
Comedy of Errors
24
Oxford Shakespeare
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Las Casas, Bartolomé De)
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
25
Las Casas, Bartolomé De
Henry VI Part 2 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 2
26
William Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 2 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 2
27
Shakespeare
Copernicus Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Copernicus Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
28
The Lives of the Artists (Giorgio Vasari)
The Lives of the Artists
29
Giorgio Vasari
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
30
Marguerite De Navarre
Essays (Francis Bacon)
Essays
31
Francis Bacon
Henry VI Part 3 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 3
32
William Shakespeare
Jerusalem Delivered (Torquato Tasso)
Jerusalem Delivered
33
Torquato Tasso
Tamburlaine (Christopher Marlowe)
Tamburlaine
34
Christopher Marlowe
Love's Labours Lost (William Shakespeare)
Love's Labours Lost
35
William Shakespeare
Edward II (Christopher Marlowe)
Edward II
36
Christopher Marlowe
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa of Avila)
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila
37
Teresa of Avila
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
38
William Shakespeare
Mandragola (Machiavelli)
Mandragola
39
Machiavelli
Discourses on Livy (Machiavelli)
Discourses on Livy
40
Machiavelli
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