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285: 885:; the first edition was completed in 1360 and this remained one of the key reference works on classical mythology for over 400 years. It served as an extended defence for the studies of ancient literature and thought. Despite the Pagan beliefs at its core, Boccaccio believed that much could be learned from antiquity. Thus, he challenged the arguments of clerical intellectuals who wanted to limit access to classical sources to prevent any moral harm to Christian readers. The revival of classical antiquity became a foundation of the Renaissance, and his defence of the importance of ancient literature was an essential requirement for its development. The discussions also formalized Boccaccio's poetic ideas. Certain sources also see a conversion of Boccaccio by Petrarch from the open humanist of the 776: 563: 1013: 1959: 51: 1231: 903: 1839: 1998: 1217: 675: 1836: 1835:Çoban, R. V. (2020). The Manzikert Battle and Sultan Alp Arslan with European Perspective in the 15st Century in the Miniatures of Giovanni Boccaccio's "De Casibus Virorum Illustrium"s 226 and 232. French Manuscripts in Bibliothèque Nationale de France. S. Karakaya ve V. Baydar (Ed.), in 2nd International Muş Symposium Articles Book (pp. 48–64). Muş: Muş Alparslan University. 748:
of 1340 in that city, but also missing the visit of Petrarch to Naples in 1341. He had left Naples due to tensions between the Angevin king and Florence. His father had returned to Florence in 1338, where he had gone bankrupt. His mother possibly died shortly afterwards. Boccaccio continued to work,
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From 1347, Boccaccio spent much time in Ravenna, seeking new patronage and, despite his claims, it is not certain whether he was present in plague-ravaged Florence. His stepmother died during the epidemic and his father was closely associated with the government efforts as minister of supply in the
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In October 1350, he was delegated to greet Francesco Petrarch as he entered Florence and also to have Petrarch as a guest at Boccaccio's home, during his stay. The meeting between the two was extremely fruitful and they were friends from then on, Boccaccio calling Petrarch his teacher and
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It seems that Boccaccio enjoyed law no more than banking, but his studies allowed him the opportunity to study widely and make good contacts with fellow scholars. His early influences included Paolo da Perugia (a curator and author of a collection of
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to a more ascetic style, closer to the dominant fourteenth-century ethos. For example, he followed Petrarch (and Dante) in the unsuccessful championing of an archaic and deeply allusive form of Latin poetry. In 1359, following a meeting with
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in 1343. The pastoral piece "Ninfale fiesolano" probably dates from this time, also. In 1343, Boccaccio's father remarried Bice del Bostichi. The other children by his first marriage had all died, but he had another son named Iacopo in 1344.
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A number of Boccaccio's close friends and other acquaintances were executed or exiled in the purge following the failed coup of 1361; although not directly linked to the conspiracy, in that year Boccaccio left Florence to reside in
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of three men and seven women dates from this time. The work was largely complete by 1352. It was Boccaccio's final effort in literature and one of his last works in Tuscan vernacular; the only other substantial work was
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who usually followed formulaic models for character and plot. The influence of Boccaccio's works was not limited to the Italian cultural scene but extended to the rest of Europe, exerting influence on authors such as
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and further meetings with Petrarch, it is probable that Boccaccio took some kind of religious mantle. There is a persistent (but unsupported) tale that he repudiated his earlier works as profane in 1362, including
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in 1351, Boccaccio on an official mission to invite Petrarch to take a chair at the university in Florence. Although unsuccessful, the discussions between the two were instrumental in Boccaccio writing the
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and, in the 1320s, married Margherita dei Mardoli, who was of a well-to-do family. Boccaccio may have been tutored by Giovanni Mazzuoli and received from him an early introduction to the works of
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From 1350, Boccaccio became closely involved with Italian humanism (although less of a scholar) and also with the Florentine government. His first official mission was to
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around 1349. It is probable that the structures of many of the tales date from earlier in his career, but the choice of a hundred tales and the frame-story
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merchant Boccaccino di Chellino and an unknown woman; he was likely born out of wedlock. Boccaccio's stepmother was called Margherita de' Mardoli.
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in 1367, and Boccaccio was again sent to Urban, offering congratulations. He also undertook diplomatic missions to Venice and Naples.
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De origine vita studiis et moribus viri clarissimi Dantis Aligerii florentini poetae illustris et de operibus compositis ab eodem
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listing Neapolitan women). The period featured considerable formal innovation, including possibly the introduction of the
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La scrittura e l'interpretazione : Storia e antologia della letteratura italiana nel quadro della civiltà europea
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Writing and interpretation: History and anthology of Italian literature in the framework of European civilization.
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In Naples, Boccaccio began what he considered his true vocation of poetry. Works produced in this period include
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Bocaccio's final years were troubled by illnesses, some relating to obesity and what often is described as
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De montibus, silvis, fontibus, lacubus, fluminibus, stagnis seu paludibus, et de nominibus maris liber
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city. His father died in 1349 and Boccaccio was forced into a more active role as head of the family.
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Cataldi, Pietro; Donnarumma, Raffaele; Luperini, Romano; Marchese, Franco; Marchiani, Lidia (1998).
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Farrell, Thomas (2003). "Source or Hard Analogue? "Decameron X, 10" and the "Clerk's Tale"".
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for the next six years. He also pursued his interest in scientific and literary studies.
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His father introduced him to the Neapolitan nobility and the French-influenced court of
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In the twentieth century, Boccaccio was the subject of critical-philological studies by
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Petrarch even offered to purchase Boccaccio's library, so that it would become part of
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He returned to work for the Florentine government in 1365, undertaking a mission to
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Boccaccio is considered one of the "Three Crowns" of Italian literature along with
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became a determining element for the Italian literary tradition, especially after
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Boccaccio and others fleeing the plague; illumination of a French edition of the
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Blanc, Ludwig G. (1844). "Die Eigennamen" [The proper names].
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in late 1350. He revisited that city-state twice and also was sent to
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elevated the Boccaccian style to a model of Italian prose in the
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Genealogie deorum gentilium Johannis Boccacii de Certaldo liber
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in 1370–1371. This manuscript has survived to the present day.
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The details of Boccaccio's birth are uncertain. He was born in
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Giovanni Boccaccio; Mariangela Causa-Steindler; Thomas Mauch.
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although dissatisfied with his return to Florence, producing
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Bartlett, Kenneth R. (1992). "Florence in the Renaissance".
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Italy's three crowns: reading Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio
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Of his later works, the moralistic biographies gathered as
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Boccaccio returned to Florence in early 1341, avoiding the
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The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance: A Sourcebook
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Boccaccio grew up in Florence. His father worked for the
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See Consoli's bibliography for an exhaustive listing.
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