Giovanni boccaccio born

Giovanni boccaccio contributions to the renaissance

Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist.

giovanni boccaccio born

What was giovanni boccaccio famous for

Long considered one of the “three crowns” of Italian medieval writers (along with Dante and Petrarch), Giovanni Boccaccio left in his wake stories of all kinds.

Giovanni boccaccio interesting facts

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 .


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Giovanni Boccaccio was born in the small town of Certaldo south of Florence to an employee of the Bardi bank.