Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Florio, John (1553?-1625)
Titre(s) : A worlde of wordes [Texte imprimé] / John Florio ; a critical edition with an introduction by Hermann W. Haller
Publication : Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2013
Description matérielle : lxiii, 792 p. : 1 ill., port. ; 26 cm
Collection : Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library series
Lien à la collection : The Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian library
Note(s) : Originally published: 1598. - Includes bibliographical references
Text in English and Italian.
"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."--Pub. desc
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Haller, Hermann W. (1945-....). Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : World of words
Sujet(s) : Italien (langue) -- 16e siècle -- Dictionnaires anglais
Genre ou forme : Ouvrages avant 1800
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781442645806. - ISBN 1442645806
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43686630m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43686630
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