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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: The Decameron: or, Ten days' entertainment of Boccaccio

    First published in 1516 495 editions in 21 languages — 76 previewable Cover of edition decameronortenda00unse Cover of edition decameroncontain00bocc Cover of edition decameronorten00bocc Cover of edition cihm_71440 Cover of edition ildecamerondimes00bocc Cover of edition ildecameronenelq00bocc Cover of edition ildecamerone00boccuoft Cover of edition decameronortenda00bocc Cover of edition ledcamron00boccuoft
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  • Cover of: The Filostrato of Giovanni Boccaccio.

    First published in 1499 15 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition filostratoofgiov0000bocc_m0h3
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  • Cover of: Life of Dante

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  • Cover of: Opere volgari di Giovanni Boccaccio

    First published in 1827 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition operevolgaridig00boccgoog
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  • Cover of: Novelle scelte dal Decamerone: con commenti filologici e rettorici ad uso delle scuole e degli studiosi della lingua

    First published in 1911 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1472 8 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio: Volume I

    First published in 1822 8 editions in 4 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition dasdekameron01boccuoft Cover of edition decameron01boccuoft Cover of edition ledcamron01bocc Cover of edition ildecameron01boccuoft Cover of edition ildecamerondime00ginggoog Cover of edition decameron0000bocc_d4g4 Cover of edition decameron0000unse_u5b9
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    First published in 1483 8 editions in 4 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Opere

    First published in 1830 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Il Corbaccio di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio.

    First published in 1569 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Le philocope de messire Iean Boccace Florentin: contenant l'histoire de Fleury & Blanchefleur.

    First published in 1514 5 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Il decameron

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  • Cover of: Pearl: an English poem of the XIVth century

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  • Cover of: The corbaccio

    First published in 1940 5 editions in 4 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Boccaccio on poetry: being the preface and the fourteenth and fifteenth books of Boccaccio's Genealogia deorum gentilium in an English version with introductory essay and commentary

    First published in 1930 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Early Lives of Dante

    First published in 1907 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tales from Boccaccio

    First published in 1899 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition talesfromboccacc00boccrich Cover of edition talesfromboccac00boccgoog
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  • Cover of: Vita di Dante Alighieri

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  • Cover of: Decameron di messer Giovanni Boccaccio: Tomo Secondo

    First published in 1851 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Italian author and poet (1313–1375)

Born 16 July 1313
Died 21 December 1375
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Classical Mythology, Biography, Translations into English, Medieval Geography, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Boccaccio, giovanni, 1313-1375, Criticism and interpretation, History, Italian Authors, Italian literature, Italian literature, translations into english, Italian poetry, Poetry, Women, Biography and criticism, English poetry, Europe, fiction, Facsimiles, Fiction, Fiction, erotica, general, Fiction, general, Italian Short stories, Italian fiction, Latin American literature
Places
Italy, Carthage, England, Europa, Europe, Florence (Italy), London, Milan, Naples, Troy (Extinct city), West Midlands
People
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Caliban, Ceres, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321,), Dietrich Wilhelm Soltau, Ferdinand, Giovanni Boccacio, Gonzalo, Iris, J. M. Rigg (1855-1926), Juno, Lionardo Bruni, Miranda, Prospero, Sebastian, Sycorax, Thomas Wright (1810-1877), Vincenzo Brusantino Conte, Vincenzo Pernicone, William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time
To 1500, CIRCA 1346, Early works to 1800, Middle English, 1100-1500, Middle ages, To 1400, To 1700

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Alternative names

  • 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
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import