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| − | Of [[location::Kelston]], near [[location::Bath]]; son of [[family::John Harington]] (c.[[date of birth::1517]]–[[date of death::1582]]). Educated at [[education::King's College, Cambridge]], BA 1578, MA 1581. [[occupation:: | + | Of [[location::Kelston]], near [[location::Bath]]; son of [[family::John Harington]] (c.[[date of birth::1517]]–[[date of death::1582]]). Educated at [[education::King's College, Cambridge]], BA 1578, MA 1581. [[occupation::Courtier]], author, and [[translator::translator]]; Harington is known for publishing the first complete translation of Ludovico Ariosto's epic romance poem [[book title::''Orlando Furioso'']] into English and for his work [[book title::''A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax'']] ([[date of publication::1596]]). |
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Sir John HARINGTON 1561-1612
Biographical Note
Of Kelston, near Bath; son of John Harington (c.1517–1582). Educated at King's College, Cambridge, BA 1578, MA 1581. Courtier, author, and translator; Harington is known for publishing the first complete translation of Ludovico Ariosto's epic romance poem Orlando Furioso into English and for his work A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax (1596).
Books
Booklists survive which show that he had a sizeable library, including many plays.
Sources
- Scott-Warren, Jason. "Harington, Sir John (bap. 1560, d. 1612), courtier and author." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Scott-Warren, J. Sir John Harington and the book as gift, 2001.