Stefano Fieschi

{{Infobox philosopher

| name = Stephanus Fliscus

| nationality = Duchy of Milan

| notable_works = Sententiarum variationes seu Synonyma

| school_tradition = 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.{{Cite web|title=STEFANO FIESCHI DA SONCINO, Synonima sententiarum|url=https://www.textmanuscripts.com/medieval/soncino-illuminated-rhetoric-60447}} He was a secretary to Zenone Castiglione, bishop of Lisieux.

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.{{Cite book|last=Green and Murphy|title=Renaissance Rhetoric Short Title Catalogue 1460-1700|publisher=Ashgate|year=2006|isbn=0754605094|location=Burlington, VT|pages=203–204}} This popular collection was republished as part of Albrecht von Eyb's Praecepta artis rhetoricae and Margarita poetica.{{Cite book|last=Green and Murphy|title=Renaissance Rhetoric Short Title Catalogue 1460-1700|year=2006|pages=194}} Succeeding editions included German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Spanish sentence equivalents. The Spanish version was printed by Antonio de Nebrija's publisher. Fliscus also published a version under the title De componendis epistolis.