Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio (, , ; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375)}} 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. Some scholars (including Vittore Branca) define him as the greatest European prose writer of his time, a versatile writer who amalgamated different literary trends and genres, making them converge in original works, thanks to a creative activity exercised under the banner of experimentalism.His most notable works are ''The Decameron'', a collection of short stories which in the following centuries was a determining element for the Italian literary tradition, especially after Pietro Bembo elevated the Boccaccian style to a model of Italian prose in the sixteenth century, and ''On Famous Women''. He wrote his imaginative literature mostly in Tuscan vernacular, as well as other works in Latin, and is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from that of his contemporaries, medieval writers who usually followed formulaic models for character and plot. The influence of Boccaccio's works was not limited to the Italian cultural scene but extended to the rest of Europe, exerting influence on authors such as Geoffrey Chaucer, a key figure in English literature, or later on Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega and the Spanish classical theatre.
Boccaccio, together with Dante Alighieri and Petrarch, is part of the so-called "Three Crowns" of Italian literature. He is remembered for being one of the precursors of humanism, of which he helped lay the foundations in the city of Florence, in conjunction with the activity of his friend and teacher Petrarch. He was the one who initiated Dante's criticism and philology: Boccaccio devoted himself to copying codices of the ''Divine Comedy'' and was a promoter of Dante's work and figure.
In the twentieth century, Boccaccio was the subject of critical-philological studies by Vittore Branca and Giuseppe Billanovich, and his ''Decameron'' was transposed to the big screen by the director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Published 1963
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by Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Published 1978
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by Fukushima, Osamu, 1943-
Published 2021
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by Anderson, David, 1952-
Published 1988
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by Barbina, Alfredo
Published 1969
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1920
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by La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Published 1947
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by Sharpham, Edward, 1576-1608
Published 1926
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by Wicksteed, Philip H. (Philip Henry), 1844-1927
Published 1911
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by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Published 1847
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by Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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by Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Published 1924
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by Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Published 1923
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by Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Published 1967
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