I'm a literate Italian man in the 16th century. Some Brit named Shakespeare keeps writing famous plays about Italians being dicks to each other. How do I feel about that?

by LateNightPhilosopher
Dont_Do_Drama

Essentially, you would never have known of him because the first Italian publication of Shakespeare was done in 1756 by Domenico Valentini (Julius Caesar).

Here's a great article from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (a wonderful historical and archival organization) about Shakespeare in Italy/Italian.