Boccaccio 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 …

Dec 17, 2025 · Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian poet and scholar, best remembered as the author of the earthy tales in the Decameron. With Petrarch he laid the foundations for the …

He is known as one of the “three jewels,” of Italian literature, along with Petrarch and Dante Alighieri, as well as a founder of Renaissance Humanism. Boccaccio promoted the use of the …

Boccaccio is entrusted by Florence to conduct a series of readings and lectures on the Divina Commedia, in the Church of Santo Stefano di Badia. The contract called for a cycle of …

Giovanni Boccaccio (UK: /bəˈkætʃioʊ/, US: /boʊˈkɑːtʃ (i)oʊ, bə-/, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni bokˈkattʃo]; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and …

Giovanni Boccaccio was the greatest writer of vernacular Italian prose of the Medieval period and was instrumental in creating works of reference that were invaluable for introducing the ancient …

Boccaccio’s pivotal work provided different ways to read and understand Florence as a medieval city, both through its narrators and its characters. Boccaccio died in 1375 at the age of 62, but …

Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16, 1313 – December 21, 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and …

Giovanni Boccaccio (UK: bə-KATCH-ee-oh, US: boh-KAH-ch (ee)oh, bə-; Italian: [dʒoˈvanni bokˈkattʃo]; 16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of …

Jan 14, 2025 · Boccaccio is perhaps best known for his masterpiece, The Decameron, a collection of 100 short stories that offer a profound insight into the social, cultural, and moral …