In a letter dated December 24 1608, the Venetian ambassador Marco Antonio Correr thanked John Florio for having invited him to a special event, possibly a court masque, performed during […]
A timeline of John Florio’s life, from his birth to his death. John Florio’s life began in London in 1552. After two years, with Mary Tudor’s ascension to the throne, his […]
“Resolute Florio: self fashioning and identity construction in early modern age.” The Chair of English Language, Literature and Culture Department Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce The Branch in Piotrków Trybunalski […]
“A dictionary haunted by a heroic poem has produced this heroic poem haunted by a dictionary.” Writer and artist Kat Addis, author of Space Parsley (the87press, 2021), has published in […]
THE 2022 CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF AUTHORSHIP, READING AND PUBLISHING WILL TAKE PLACE IN AMSTERDAM FROM 11 TO 15 JULY 2022. The Society for the History […]
Practices of Collaboration in Early Modern Theatre: Authors, Printers, Playhouses, and Their Texts – 02-04 December 2021 Online conference – University of Passau, DE and University of Luxembourg, LUX. This […]
LOST CHILDREN & LIFE IN LONDON The personal life of John Florio has been the object of scattered studies these past centuries, which have thrown a new light upon his […]
The interrelation of all ‘players’ participating in the complex network of collaborations in early modern theatre Conference: Practices of Collaboration in Early Modern Theatre Susanne Gruss & Lena Steveker Keynote […]
JOHN FLORIO’S COPY OF VALLADOLID’S ACCOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO MIGUEL DE CERVANTES IS HELD AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY While he was engaged in the service of Henry Wriothesley, Third Earl of […]
AND WHY RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT JOHN FLORIO I have had the pleasure to receive an email and a comment on this website from Dr. Richard […]