GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
\d͡ʒəvˈɑːni bəkˈaksɪˌə͡ʊ], \dʒəvˈɑːni bəkˈaksɪˌəʊ], \dʒ_ə_v_ˈɑː_n_i b_ə_k_ˈa_k_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
Definitions of GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
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A celebrated Italian novelist, poet, and humanist; born at Paris, 1313; died Dec. 21, 1375. His first romance was "Filocopo", dedicated to his mistress Fiammetta. The romantic epic the "Theseid" followed; it is the first Italian work of the kind. Both for itself and for its associations, the "Theseid" is of interest to students of English literature, having been a source of inspiration to Chaucer in his "Knightes Tale". "Fiammetta in Love" is a work of the finest psychological analysis, clothed in every grace of poesy. "Love's Labyrinth" is a vigorous satire on woman. But Boccaccio's enduring fame rests on the "Decameron"; a collection of stories original and borrowed, set in a narrative framework, all of the highest charm.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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