Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works, including "The Decameron" and "On Famous Women". He wrote his imaginative literature mostly in Tuscan vernacular, as well as other works in Latin, and is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from that of his contemporaries, medieval writers who usually followed formulaic models for character and plot.

Other name:

Boccace,

Jean Boccace,

il Certaldese

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Jun 16, 1313

Deathday:

21 thg 12, 1375

Place of birth:

Certaldo, Republic of Florence [now Italy]