WHY JOHN FLORIO ALIAS SHAKESPEARE?
“There are two essential influences in Shakespeare’s works: they are the Neapolitan philosopher Giordano Bruno and the Frenchman Michel de Montaigne.” Why John Florio & Shakespeare? Article by Michel Vaïs […]
JOHN FLORIO BEHIND THE MASK OF SHAKESPEARE
Marc Goldschmit: John Florio behind the mask of Shakespeare Marc Goldschmit: Author of “Jacques Derrida, une introduction” (Agora-Pocket, 2003); “L’écriture du messianique. La philosophie secrète de Walter Benjamin” (Hermann, 2010). […]
SHAKESPEARE, FLORIO AND THE THEME OF EXILE
The theme of exile in Shakespeare’s plays and Florio as an exile Shakespeare, like John Florio, experienced exile: this theme is present in many Shakespeare’s plays and John Florio’s works. […]
SHAKESPEARE & ITALIAN LANGUAGE
SHAKESPEARE & ITALIAN LANGUAGE In 1994, Naseeb Shaheen, in his book Shakespeare’s Knowledge of Italian proved beyond all doubt that Shakespeare had a very strong knowledge of the Italian language. In […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
ITALIAN SETTINGS AND CULTURE IN SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS
No fewer than twelve Shakespeare’s plays have Italian locations as main or secondary setting: from Venice (The merchant of Venice and Othello) and Sicily (Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale) to Padua […]