His visibility was due largely to his critical edition of Carlo de' Dottori's seventeenth century work, La prigione (1962), his Italian grammars with Charles Speroni, his translations and articles on contemporary Italian poetry, and his founding of the Italian Quarterly. In 1958 and again in 1963, Golino received awards from the Italian government for his contributions to Italian culture.
His prominence was largely due to his critical publication of Carlo de' Dottori's seventeenth century work, La prigione (1962), his Italian language textbooks with Charles Speroni, his translations and articles on contemporary Italian poetry, and his founding of the Italian Quarterly. In 1958 and again in 1963, Golino received accolades from the Italian government for his contributions to Italian culture.