Giovanni Boccaccio

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Renaissance humanist human humanist medieval author novelist poet scholar short story writer writer

Giovanni Boccaccio was a 14th-century Italian writer and scholar best known for his influential collection of novellas "The Decameron" and his role in shaping early Renaissance literature and humanist thought.

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Giovanni Boccaccio canonical 40
Boccaccio 2
Giovanni Boccaccio lived in the 14th century 1

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Francesco Petrarca ⓘ
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dateOfDeath 1375-12-21 ⓘ
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Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
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De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
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Genealogy of the Pagan Gods ⓘ
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Genealogy of the Pagan Gods ⓘ
Il Filocolo ⓘ
Il Filostrato ⓘ
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Ninfale fiesolano ⓘ
On Famous Women ⓘ
On the Fates of Famous Men ⓘ
Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ
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The Decameron ⓘ
Trattatello in laude di Dante ⓘ
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Naples ⓘ

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Il Filostrato → author → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
Il Filocolo → author → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
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Ninfale fiesolano → author → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
Amorosa visione → author → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
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Barlaam of Calabria → taught → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
A Tale from the Decameron → inspiredBy → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
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The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti → basedOnWorkBy → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
Boccaccio’s Teseida → author → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
The Fall of Princes → basedOnAuthor → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
The Knight's Tale → basedOnAuthor → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
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The Little Hours → basedOnWorkBy → Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
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