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 […]
PERPETUAL AND NATURAL PROGNOSTICATION OF THE CHANGE OF WEATHER
THE ANONYMOUS WORK JOHN FLORIO PUBLISHED IN 1591 AND THE BRAND NEW LIST OF AUTHORS HE CONSULTED When he entered the patronage of Henry Wriothesley, Third Earl of Southampton, John […]
MONTAIGNE’S ESSAYS
Montaigne’s Essays by John Florio is highly regarded as a work of art as well as one of the most popular and influential Elizabethan translations. ¶ MONTAIGNE’S ESSAYS June 4th, […]
QUEEN ANNA’S NEW WORLD OF WORDS
¶ NEW WORLD OF WORDS Florio’s magnum opus as lexicographer was his augmented dictionary Queen Anna’s New World of Words, or Dictionarie of the Italian and English tongues (London 1611), […]
A WORLD OF WORDES
¶ A WORLD OF WORDS: A TRAILBLAZING ENTERPRISE While he was engaged in the service of Henry Wriothesley, Florio produced a work which remains a landmark in the history of […]
SECOND FRUTES
Second Fruits is John Florio’s second work. Entitled Second Frutes to be gathered of twelve trees, of diverse but delightful tastes to the tongues of Italian and English (1591), it […]
FIRSTE FRUITES
First Fruits is John Florio’s first work, published in London in 1578 at 25 years old. Entitled “Florio his firste fruites which yeelde familiar speech, merie prouerbes, wittie sentences, and […]