Decameron

(Author) Giovanni Boccaccio
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Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day.

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Publisher:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
852
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781840221336
Publish year:
2004
Publish date:
Nov. 5, 2004

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian writer and poet, is best known for his masterpiece "The Decameron." His prose style is characterized by vivid storytelling and realism. Boccaccio's key contribution to literature is his pioneering use of vernacular Italian, paving the way for future Renaissance writers.

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