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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London : Published for the trade, 1900
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New York, Garland Publishing, 1976
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Amsterdam : Norwood, N.J. : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ; W. J. Johnson, 1976
Amsterdam : Norwood, N.J. : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ; W. J. Johnson, 1976
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Firenze, 1888
Firenze, 1888
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[S.L.] : Peter Lowe, 1980
[S.L.] : Peter Lowe, 1980
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London : Chatto & Windus 1924
London : Chatto & Windus 1924
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New York : Heritage Press, 1940
New York : Heritage Press, 1940
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Firenze : Presso Leonardo Ciardetti, 1825
Firenze : Presso Leonardo Ciardetti, 1825
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Stuttgart : Deutscher Bücherbund, 1960
Stuttgart : Deutscher Bücherbund, 1960
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London : Mandrake, 1929
London : Mandrake, 1929
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New York, J.H. Sears & company, inc. 1925
New York, J.H. Sears & company, inc. 1925
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Florence : G. Fattorusso, 1950
Florence : G. Fattorusso, 1950
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London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society Ltd, ., 1952
London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society Ltd, ., 1952
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Bari, G. Laterza, 1938
Bari, G. Laterza, 1938
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Firenze : A. Salani, 1923
Firenze : A. Salani, 1923
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Tallin : Eesti Riiklik kirjastus, 1957
Tallin : Eesti Riiklik kirjastus, 1957
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