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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
¶ 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 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 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 […]
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 […]