SHAKESPEARE’S LIBRARY & JOHN FLORIO

SHAKESPEARE’S LIBRARY & JOHN FLORIO: The playwright’s association with John Florio and the books in Florio’s library. SHAKESPEARE’S LIBRARY & JOHN FLORIO In his testament, John Florio bequeathed to William Herbert, […]

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SHAKESPEARE & COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE

SHAKESPEARE & COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE: GL’INGANNATI Mary scholars agree that Shakespeare incorporated Commedia dell’Arte in his plays, an Italian form of comedy that was often improvised, into many of his plays, using […]

italy 10 min read

SHAKESPEARE AND ITALY: ITALIAN AUTHORS

SHAKESPEARE AND ITALY: ITALIAN AUTHORS Shakespeare loves Italy and uses different Italian authors as inspiration for the storylines of his plays. Shakespeare loves Italy and uses different Italian authors as […]

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SHAKESPEARE & JOHANNES FACTOTUM

Shakespeare as Johannes Factotum began with “Groatsworth” published in 1592 by Robert Greene. The Shakespeare authorship question began with the publication of Groatsworth in 1592, written by Robert Greene, a very famous writer in 1590 […]

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SHAKESPEARE & JOHN FLORIO: DIALOGUES

JOHN FLORIO’S DRAMATIC DIALOGUES John Florio, like Shakespeare, in First Fruits and Second Fruits wrote dramatic dialogues about love, women, theatre and philosophy; arguments that cannot be found in another […]

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LEICESTER’S MEN

JOHN FLORIO, SHAKESPEARE & LEICESTER’S MEN In 1578 John Florio published his first work, First Fruits, which contains four dedicatory poems written by the whole company of the Leicester’s Men. They are Richard […]

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