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Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) 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". He was one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the…

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Notable work
The Decameron
Born
(1313-06-16)16 June 1313 Certaldo, Republic of Florence
Died
21 December 1375(1375-12-21) (aged 62) Certaldo, Republic of Florence
Genres
Epic poem · lyric poem · sonnet · pastoral · novella
Language
Italian (Tuscan and Florentine dialect) · Latin
Literary movement
Italian Renaissance

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Giovanni Boccaccio → biography, correspondence, Epic poem, literary criticism, lyric poem, novella, pastoral, short story, sonnet
Language · 2
Giovanni Boccaccio → Italian (Tuscan and Florentine dialect), Latin
Born · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → (1313-06-16)16 June 1313 Certaldo, Republic of Florence
Died · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → 21 December 1375(1375-12-21) (aged 62) Certaldo, Republic of Florence
Literary movement · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → Italian Renaissance
Notable work · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → The Decameron
Occupations · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → Writer, poet
Parent · 1
Giovanni Boccaccio → Boccaccino de Chellino (father)

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Giovanni BoccaccioDied21 December 1375(1375-12-21) (aged 62) Certaldo, Republic of Florence1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenresEpic poem1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenreslyric poem1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenressonnet1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenrespastoral1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenresnovella1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenresshort story1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenresliterary criticism1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenresbiography1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioGenrescorrespondence1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioLanguageItalian (Tuscan and Florentine dialect)1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioLanguageLatin1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioLiterary movementItalian Renaissance1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioNotable workThe Decameron1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioOccupationsWriter, poet1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioParentBoccaccino de Chellino (father)1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioPeriodEarly Renaissance1.00infobox
Giovanni BoccaccioYears active1341–13751.00infobox

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