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Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese" and one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century.

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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Born 16 July 1313
Died 21 December 1375

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  • Cover of: Chaucer's Troylus and Cryseyde Compared with Boccaccio's Filostrato

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  • Cover of: The fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, fro[m] the begynnyng of the world vntyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye: Wherunto is added the fall of al such as since that time were notable in Englande: diligently collected out of the chronicles

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  • Cover of: Stories of Boccaccio (The Decameron) : with all the poems (many of which are omitted in other editions); and with notes to each story, giving all the valuable historical data and showing the influence of The Decameron on the literature of Europe in ancient and modern times--forming, in many instances, a key to the personages of the story. Including also Ye merry tale

    First published in 1903 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Decameron - Vol I (1471)

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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Born 16 July 1313
Died 21 December 1375
Subjects
Biography, Women, Classical Mythology, Early works to 1800, Poetry, Translations into English, Medieval Geography, History, Italian literature, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Kings and rulers, Plague, Italian fiction, Romance literature, Storytelling, Bibliography, Boccaccio, giovanni, 1313-1375, Country life, Europe, fiction, Facsimiles, Fiction, erotica, general, History and criticism, Italian Authors
Places
Italy, Europe, Blasket Islands, Carthage, Chicago, England, Europa, Florence, Florence (Italy), France, Illinois, Ireland, London, Milan, Naples, Troy (Extinct city), West Midlands
People
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Dante Alighieri (1265-1321,), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Vincenzo Brusantino Conte, Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Caliban, Ceres, Checco Di Meletto Rossi (1320-1363), Dietrich Wilhelm Soltau, Ferdinand, Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Giovanni Antonio Tuzio, Giovanni Boccacio, Gonzalo, Iris, Italian Authors, J. M. Rigg (1855-1926), Jesus Christ, Juno, Lionardo Bruni, Livy, Miranda
Time
To 1500, To 1400, 16th century, CIRCA 1346, Early works to 1800, Middle Ages, 500-1500, Middle English, 1100-1500, Middle ages, To 1700

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  • G. Boccaccio
  • Giovanni Bocaccio
  • Bojiaqiu
  • Boccacio
  • Boccace
  • Bocaccio
  • Giovanni Boccoccio
  • Professor Giovanni Boccaccio
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June 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
June 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
October 19, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 29, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import