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.
Golino's visibility was largely a result of his influential edition of Carlo de' Dottori's seventeenth century work, La prigione (1962), as well as his Italian language textbooks with Charles Speroni, translations and articles on contemporary Italian poetry, and the establishment of the Italian Quarterly. He received recognition from the Italian government in 1958 and again in 1963 for his cultural achievements.