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The John Florio Prize is a biennial award of £2,000 for published translations of full-length Italian works of imaginative and creative writing of literary merit and general interest. Established in …

It was 1603 when John Florio published what is today considered not just a work of art, but the most important translation ever published during the Elizabethan period: the Essays …

SCUFFLES, SWAGGER AND SHAKESPEARE: THE HIDDEN STORY OF ENGLISH BBC FOUR has released a new documentary which explores the history of English from a fresh point of view. It analyses …

John Florio is the main protagonist of a new study about learning languages in Early Modern England. Written by John Gallagher, “Learning Languages in Early Modern England” is the first …