John Heywood

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John Heywood (Londra, 1497 - Malines, Belgio, 1580) poeta e drammaturgo inglese.

Imparentato con Tommaso Moro, ne assimilò le idee e l'interesse per l'arte drammatica ed è noto per i suoi drammi, poemi e collezioni di proverbi. Pur essendo nato nei dintorni di Londra dovette fuggire in Europa per le persecuzioni religiose ricevute in quanto di fede cattolica.

Indice 1 Opere 1.1 Allegoria in versi 1.2 Collezioni 2 Epigrammi famosi

[modifica] Opere

• The Merry Play between Johan the Husband, Tyb his Wife, and Sir John the Priest
• The Mery Play between the Pardoner and the Frere, the Curate and Neybour Pratte (prima del 1533)
• The Play called the foure PP; a newe and a very mery interlude of a palmer, a pardoner, a potycary, a pedler (1530 circa)
• The Play of the Wether, a new and mery interlude of all maner of Wethers (1533)
• The Play of Love = La commedia dell'amore (1533)
• The Dialogue of Wit and Folly = Il dialogo fra Intelletto e Follia (1532)

[modifica] Allegoria in versi

• The Spider and the Flie = Il ragno e la mosca (1556), in cui si criticano le carenze della giustizia inglese

[modifica] Collezioni

• Proverbs (1538 circa)
• The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)

[modifica] Epigrammi famosi

• Haste maketh waste. (1546)
• When the sun shineth, make hay. (1546)
• Look ere ye leap. (1546)
• Two heads are better than one. (1546)
• Love me, love my dog. (1546)
• Beggars should be no choosers. (1546)
• All is well that ends well. (1546)
• The fat is in the fire. (1546)
• I know on which side my bread is buttered. (1546)
• One good turn asketh another. (1546)
• A penny for your thought. (1546)
• Rome was not built in one day. (1546)
• Better late than never. (1546)
• An ill wind that bloweth no man to good. (1546)
• The more the merrier. (1546)
• You cannot see the wood for the trees. (1546)
• This hitteth the nail on the head. (1546)