Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study

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Good Press, 2019 M11 29 - 3337 pages
This biographical book explores the life, love, and literary achievements of one of Italy's greatest writers. With a photogravure frontispiece and numerous other illustrations, this book delves into the fascinating details of Boccaccio's life, including his friendship with Petrarch, his passionate defence of Dante, and his groundbreaking contributions to Italian prose. It also provides insight into the history of literature and the Renaissance era.
 

Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
ii
CHAPTER
iv
CHAPTER
v
Old Cookery
xv
CHAPTER IX
xliii
CHAPTER XI
ii
APPENDIX VI
viii
PROEM THE FIRST
ii
THE SECOND
iv
THE THIRD
vii
THE FOURTH
viii
THE FIFTH
iv
THE SIXTH
vi
THE SEVENTH
viii

CHAPTER XII
ii
CHAPTER XV
ii
CHAPTER XVII
ii
APPENDIX I
ii
APPENDIX IV
iv
APPENDIX V
v
THE EIGHTH
x
THE NINTH
i
THE TENTH
i
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APPENDIX IX
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