NEWS

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF JOHN FLORIO WITH THE SEAL OF HIS ARMS, HIS HANDWRITING, THE CORRECTIONS, AND MUCH MORE. On July 20 1625, at 72 years …

A NEW DOCUMENT ON MICHELANGELO FLORIO Recently, I had the pleasure to discover a new document on Michelangelo Florio that has never come to light before, which testifies his interest …

TRAVEL, TRANSLATION, & TEXTUAL AUTHORITY IN JOHN FLORIO’S “TWO NAVIGATIONS”. During the second seminar of “Polyglot Encounters in early modern English narration” organised by ERC-TIDE (Oxford), the “Early Modernities” seminar …

WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ITALIAN RAPIER FENCING IN SHAKESPEARE’S LIFETIME This film represents a unique look at Italian rapier fencing and the role it played in both politics as well …

Download and Read the paper “John Florio: erudite man or notorious magpie?” on Academia. In this article, Marianna Iannaccone explains how John Florio has been widely regarded as a learned …

In his translation of Montaigne’s Essays, Florio champions translation as the most useful route for advancing knowledge and developing the language and culture of a nation. Montaigne’s Essays by John …

DISCOVER JOHN FLORIO’S LIFE IN LESS THAN 1O MINUTES SUBSCRIBE TO JOHN FLORIO’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL