NEW DOCUMENTS ON JOHN FLORIO
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 […]
Practices of Collaboration in Early Modern Theatre – CONFERENCE
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 […]
“SARAO”: JOHN FLORIO & CERVANTES IN VALLADOLID
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 […]
WHY JOHN FLORIO’S AUTHORSHIP OF DECAMERON HAS BEEN UNDERMINED
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 […]
JOHN FLORIO’S A WORLD OF WORDS (1598) AS LINK BETWEEN PLOT AND SUBPLOT IN TWELFTH NIGHT
The article examines John Florio’s Italian-English dictionary “A World of Words” as a link between plot and subplot in William Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”. It discusses the relevance of Florio’s […]
FLORIO, SHAKESPEARE, AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
THE PEDANT, THE CUCKOLD, THE EVIL SPY: IT IS TIME FOR SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOLARS TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FLORIO-SHAKESPEARE AFFAIR “The Pedant Holofernes” “The Spy in Southampton household” “Ridiculed […]
SECRET STORIES ABOUT JOHN FLORIO
John Florio’s life and personality have been often distorted. So it is time for you to know who really was John Florio and how he was described by the people […]
DECAMERON IN 10 MINUTES
HOW JOHN FLORIO TRANSLATED BOCCACCIO’S DECAMERON AND WHY HE DID IT ANONYMOUSLY
ENGLISH DECAMERON
The Decameron: the English translation by John Florio published in 1620. In 1620 the English translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron was published anonymously in London by John Florio. The handsome folio […]
FOUR WORDS TO DESCRIBE JOHN FLORIO
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