Professor Giovanni Boccaccio

250 books • 12 series

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. As a writer he is particularly notable for the verisimilitude of his dialogue, in an age when most writers followed formulaic models for character and plot.

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment, of Boccaccio; To Which Are Prefixed, Remarks on the Life and Writings of Boccaccio, and an Advertisement, by the Author of Old Nick, a Piece of Family Biography, &C

The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment, of Boccaccio; To Which Are Prefixed, Remarks on the Life and Writings of Boccaccio, and an Advertisement, by the Author of Old Nick, a Piece of Family Biography, &C

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of La Vita Di Dante

La Vita Di Dante

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of Fiore del Comento Sopra La Divina Commedia Di Dante Alighieri

Fiore del Comento Sopra La Divina Commedia Di Dante Alighieri

Dec 1, 2011
Cover of The Decameron - The Original Classic Edition

The Decameron - The Original Classic Edition

Nov 25, 2011
Cover of Contes

Contes

Aug 29, 2011
Cover of La Caccia Di Diana E Le Rime;

La Caccia Di Diana E Le Rime;

Aug 27, 2011
Cover of Lydgate's Fall of Princes, Part III (Books VI-IX)

Lydgate's Fall of Princes, Part III (Books VI-IX)

Aug 4, 2011
Cover of On Famous Women

On Famous Women

May 25, 2011
Cover of Dekameron

Dekameron

Mar 16, 2011
Cover of Patient Griselda. a Tale. from the Italian of Bocaccio by Miss Sotheby. [The Tenth Tale of the Tenth Day in Verse.]

Patient Griselda. a Tale. from the Italian of Bocaccio by Miss Sotheby. [The Tenth Tale of the Tenth Day in Verse.]

Feb 12, 2011
Cover of Frederic and the Falcon. Done Into English Verse ... by Emma Martin. [the Ninth Tale of the Fifth Day.]

Frederic and the Falcon. Done Into English Verse ... by Emma Martin. [the Ninth Tale of the Fifth Day.]

Dec 14, 2010
Cover of The P[ro]uerbes of Lydgate (1510)

The P[ro]uerbes of Lydgate (1510)

Dec 13, 2010
Cover of The Pleasant and Sweet History of Patient Grissel Shewing How She from a Poor Mans Daughter, Came to Be a Great Lady in France, Being a Pattern for All Vertuous Women. Translated Out of Italian. (1686)

The Pleasant and Sweet History of Patient Grissel Shewing How She from a Poor Mans Daughter, Came to Be a Great Lady in France, Being a Pattern for All Vertuous Women. Translated Out of Italian. (1686)

Dec 1, 2010
Cover of The Notable Hystory of Two Faithfull Louers Named Alfagus Anb Archelaus Whearein Is Declared the True Fygure of Amytie and Freyndshyp. Much Pleasaunte and Delectable to the Reader. (1574)

The Notable Hystory of Two Faithfull Louers Named Alfagus Anb Archelaus Whearein Is Declared the True Fygure of Amytie and Freyndshyp. Much Pleasaunte and Delectable to the Reader. (1574)

Nov 1, 2010
Cover of La Fiammetta (eBook)

La Fiammetta (eBook)

Sep 30, 2010
Cover of Paquerette

Paquerette

Sep 6, 2010
Cover of Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters; A Selection from His Correspondence with Boccaccio and Other Friends, Designed to Illustrate the Beginnings of the Renaissance;

Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters; A Selection from His Correspondence with Boccaccio and Other Friends, Designed to Illustrate the Beginnings of the Renaissance;

Aug 28, 2010
Cover of Dryden's Fables

Dryden's Fables

Aug 20, 2010
Cover of Il Comento Alla Divina Commedia E Gli Altri Scritti Intorno a Dante

Il Comento Alla Divina Commedia E Gli Altri Scritti Intorno a Dante

Aug 5, 2010
Cover of The New Life (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri; Tr. by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with an Introduction by Charles Eliot Norton. One Hundred Sonnets

The New Life (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri; Tr. by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with an Introduction by Charles Eliot Norton. One Hundred Sonnets

Jul 30, 2010
Cover of Tales from Boccaccio

Tales from Boccaccio

Jul 13, 2010
Cover of Cupids Whirligig as It Hath Bene Sundrie Times Acted, by the Children of His Maiesties Reuels. (1616)

Cupids Whirligig as It Hath Bene Sundrie Times Acted, by the Children of His Maiesties Reuels. (1616)

Jul 13, 2010
Cover of Certaine Worthye Manuscript Poems of Great Antiquitie Reserued Long in the Studie of a Northfolke Gentleman. and Now First Published by I.S. 1 the Statly Tragedy of Guistard and Sismond. 2 the Northren Mothers Blessing. 3 the Way to Thrifte (1597)

Certaine Worthye Manuscript Poems of Great Antiquitie Reserued Long in the Studie of a Northfolke Gentleman. and Now First Published by I.S. 1 the Statly Tragedy of Guistard and Sismond. 2 the Northren Mothers Blessing. 3 the Way to Thrifte (1597)

Jul 13, 2010
Cover of The Pleasant Comodie of Patient Grisill as It Hath Beene Sundrie Times Lately Plaid by the Right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham (Lord High Admirall) His Seruants. (1603)

The Pleasant Comodie of Patient Grisill as It Hath Beene Sundrie Times Lately Plaid by the Right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham (Lord High Admirall) His Seruants. (1603)