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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]