JOHN FLORIO & BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON | WHY HE TRANSLATED IT ANONYMOUSLY?

In 1620 John Florio published the first English translation of Boccaccio's Decameron. Decameron is Boccaccio’s greatest and most famous work.
The book contains 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men;

But why John Florio decided to translate Decameron anonymously?

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