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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442645806
ISBN-13
9781442645806
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159895809
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
856 Pages
Publication Name
John Florio : a Worlde of Wordes
Language
English
Subject
Italian, Dictionaries, Europe / Italy, Europe / Renaissance
Publication Year
2013
Features
Revised, Revised Edition
Type
Language Course
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, Reference, History
Series
Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
55.8 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
'Hermann Haller's critical edition is a boon to linguistic historians and literary scholars alike.' --Mary Migliozzi, Italica vol 92:02:2015
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction Editorial Criteria Corrections to the 1598 Printed Version Bibliography A Worlde of Wordes Epistle Dedicatorie To the Reader The Names of the Bookes and Auctors Dictionary
Synopsis
Award-winning author Hermann W. Haller has prepared the first critical edition of A Worlde of Wordes, which features 46,000 Italian entries - among them dialect forms, erotic terminology, colloquial phrases, and proverbs of the Italian language., A Worlde of Wordes , the first-ever comprehensive Italian-English dictionary, was published in 1598 by John Florio. One of the most prominent linguists and educators in Elizabethan England, Florio was greatly responsible for the spreading of Italian letters and culture throughout educated English society. Especially important was Florio's dictionary, which - thanks to its exuberant wealth of English definitions - made it initially possible for English readers to access Italy's rich Renaissance literary and scientific culture. Award-winning author Hermann W. Haller has prepared the first critical edition of A Worlde of Wordes , which features 46,000 Italian entries - among them dialect forms, erotic terminology, colloquial phrases, and proverbs of the Italian language. Haller reveals Florio as a brilliant English translator and creative writer, as well as a grammarian and language teacher. His helpful critical commentary highlights Florio's love of words and his life-long dedication to promoting Italian language and culture abroad., A Worlde of Wordes, the first-ever comprehensive Italian-English dictionary, was published in 1598 by John Florio. One of the most prominent linguists and educators in Elizabethan England, Florio was greatly responsible for the spreading of Italian letters and culture throughout educated English society. Especially important was Florio's dictionary, which - thanks to its exuberant wealth of English definitions - made it initially possible for English readers to access Italy's rich Renaissance literary and scientific culture. Award-winning author Hermann W. Haller has prepared the first critical edition of A Worlde of Wordes, which features 46,000 Italian entries - among them dialect forms, erotic terminology, colloquial phrases, and proverbs of the Italian language. Haller reveals Florio as a brilliant English translator and creative writer, as well as a grammarian and language teacher. His helpful critical commentary highlights Florio's love of words and his life-long dedication to promoting Italian language and culture abroad.
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