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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
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Fast Facts
- 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 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 Chaucer -
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“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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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio - $1.00
Unlike a lot of the writers who sprung out of the medieval period, the Decameron is extremely readable. 100 stories organized into 10-day chunks makes this book a classic piece of literature... and unlike Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, you don...
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The Decameron (Signet Classics) - $7.95
Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, the hundred linked tales in Boccaccio's masterpiece are peopled by nobles, knights, nuns, doctors, lawyers, students, artists, peasants, pilgrims, servants, spendthrifts, thieves, gambl...
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BOCCACCIO '70 - $18.95
MOVIE IS IN ITALIAN WITH OPTIONAL SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES. (NO ENGLISH) IT IS REGIONS 1 & 4 AND WILL PLAY IN U.S., CANADA AND SOUTH AMERICA.
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The Decameron (Penguin Classics) - $15.00
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliam
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Heute um 19:30 Boccaccio im Gärtnerplatztheater. Hab keine Erwartungen, wird also ganz gut werden.
@nairolf | November 11, 2009 04:28 PM -
has a date with famous Boccaccio tonight at the Gärtnerplatztheater.
@nacht_gedanken | November 11, 2009 06:26 AM -
@anthonydanna When are you back on deck? When is the Boccaccio forum likely to be back up? Stop twittering and have a holiday!
@redbigot | November 11, 2009 03:29 AM -
“Do as we say, and not as we do” - Giovanni Boccaccio *NICE :)
@SamNavalta | November 10, 2009 10:47 AM
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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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