Stefano Fieschi

Stephanus Fliscus
Nationality	Duchy of Milan
Notable work	Sententiarum variationes seu Synonyma
School	Renaissance humanism
Main interests	Rhetoric

Stefano Fieschi (Latin Stephanus Fliscus or Philiscus) of Soncino, was a 15th-century Italian scholar, episcopal secretary, and pedagogue.

Biography

Fliscus was a student of the famous rhetorician Gasparino Barzizza from about 1429–1430.^[1] He was a secretary to Zenone Castiglione, bishop of Lisieux.^[1]

Works

Fliscus is best known for his Sententiarum variationes seu Synonyma, a collection of sentences in Latin and other languages as an aid for letter-writing.^[2] This popular collection was republished as part of Albrecht von Eyb's Praecepta artis rhetoricae and Margarita poetica.^[3] Succeeding editions included German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Spanish sentence equivalents.^[2] The Spanish version was printed by Antonio de Nebrija's publisher.^[2] Fliscus also published a version under the title De componendis epistolis.^[2]

See also

• Janua linguarum reserata

References

1. "STEFANO FIESCHI DA SONCINO, Synonima sententiarum".
2. Green and Murphy (2006). Renaissance Rhetoric Short Title Catalogue 1460-1700. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. pp. 203–204. ISBN 0754605094.
3. Green and Murphy (2006). Renaissance Rhetoric Short Title Catalogue 1460-1700. p. 194.