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). […]

FIFTEEN REASONS FOR JOHN FLORIO

FIFTEEN REASONS FOR JOHN FLORIO, THE MAN WHO INVENTED SHAKESPEAREby Lamberto Tassinari 1. John Florio added more than one thousand new words to the English language, the samecontribution attributed to […]

SHAKESPEARE & JOHN FLORIO: SONNETS

SHAKESPEARE & JOHN FLORIO: SONNETS John Florio in William Vaughan’s Golden Fleece: Shakespeare’s Sonnets Shakespeare and John Florio were both involved in the production of sonnets. A year after John Florio’s […]

SHAKESPEARE & JOHN FLORIO: MONTAIGNE’S ESSAYS

Shakespeare, John Florio & Montaigne: the great influence of John Florio’s translation of Montaigne’s Essays in Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare, John Florio and Montaigne: The Tempest John Florio was the first translator of Montaigne’s Essays […]

JOHN FLORIO & THOMAS THORPE

John Florio had a close relationship with Thomas Thorpe. Thomas Thorpe, in 1610, published a translation from Epictetus his Manuall and he dedicated this work to John Florio, reminding Thorpe that […]

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’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, […]