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- Born: June 16, 1313
- Black Death killed several of Boccaccio's family members
- Never marriedChaucer Name Dictionary: Boccaccio
- Inspired: Chaucer, ShakespeareThe History Guide: Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375
- Died: December 21, 1375
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The Italian poet and storyteller, Giovanni Boccaccio, along with Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch, is referred to as one of the "three fountains of eloquence" of Italian literature.Google Books: Giorgio Vasari: Art and History Boccaccio was good friends with Francesco Petrarch, and viewed him as a mentor.Elements of Literature: Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decameron
Boccaccio's Decameron is a collection of 100 short stories set during the times of the Black Death. Ten friends flee Florence to escape the plague, and entertain themselves by telling stories. The tales of the Decameron have been said to have influenced Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.Article Myriad: Common Themes in Boccaccio and ChaucerQuotes
“People tend to believe the bad rather than the good”—BoccaccioThinkExist.com: Giovanni Boccaccio Quotes"Do as we say, and not as we do."—BoccaccioMiddle Ages: Giovanni Boccaccio
“Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth”—BoccaccioThinkExist.com: Giovanni Boccaccio Quotes
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Giovanni Boccaccio Timeline
- 1313: Born in Tuscany on June 16.
- 1326: Moves to Naples with his father.
- 1336: Writes Filocolo.
- 1341: Returns to Florence.
- 1343-1344: Composes La Fiametta.
- 1349: Begins working on the Decameron.
- 1350: Meets Francesco Petrarch in Florence.
- 1355: Writes Corbaccio.
- 1360: Works on Genealogia deorum gentilium, which wasn't finished until his later years.
- 1361: Leaves Florence to reside in Certaldo
- 1375: Dies at his home in Certaldo on December 21.
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@xxxAurorexxx ecco...ora metto un annuncio sul mio forume vedo se trovo qlkno dei ragazzi...vbbélo rimando a dp...vj finire Boccaccio xD
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Num voo de pombas brancas, um corvo negro junta-lhe um acréscimo de beleza que a candura de um cisne não traria. Giovani Boccaccio
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O amor é de uma natureza tal que quanto mais se ama mais se deseja amar. Giovani Boccaccio
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I don't agree w/Boccaccio's politics RT @neilhimself if I had to approve of what authors spent their royalties on, I'd have nothing to read
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