Giovanni Boccaccio

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Giovanni Boccaccio
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Who is Giovanni Boccaccio?

• Giovanni Boccaccio was a great writer of the
  renaissance.
• He is known as the father of modern writing.
• Shakespeare and other famous writers were
  influenced by his writings.

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Childhood Young Adulthood

• Was born in either Certaldo or Tuscany.
• Lived from 1313- 1375.
• He was the son of a Florentine banker.
• In the 1320s Giovanni was tutored by Giovanni
  Mazzuoli and was introduced to Dantes work.
• Later he and his father moved to Naples.

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• In Naples his father was appointed to the head of
  the Neapolitan branch of the bank.
• Giovanni became an apprentice and didnt like it.
  
• Decided to go to law school. Once again he didnt
  like it.
• In the 1330s he had two children Mario and
  Giulio. Later he found his true passion which was
  poetry.

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What and who was Giovanni Boccaccio influenced by?

• He was influenced by a plethora of different
  people.
• Giovanni Barrili- A Humanist
• Paolo da Perugia- a mythological author
• Dionigi da San Sepolcro- A Theologian
• Barbato da Sulmona- A Humanist

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Where was Boccaccio most influential?

• One of his most influential writings was the
  Decameron. With this story he influenced
  countries like Italy, France, and England.
• He was also was a diplomat of public affairs.
• He influenced much of Italy especially Florence.
  

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The Decameron

• The Story was made (1350-1353).
• It is a story of three men and seven women left
  the city for Villa. For ten days one hundred
  stories were told.
• This work is Boccaccios greatest and was
  recognized through out Europe during that time.

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• The Decameron is a very valuable piece of work
  for our time because he wrote one of the only
  detailed story about the plague in Europe.
• Giovanni's Decameron give us an idea of how bad
  the black plague really was.

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On Famous Women

• This is 106 short stories of biographies on
  famous women.
• Some of the women in the book are Eve- First
  woman Opis-Wife of Saturn Venus- Queen of
  Cyprus Dieanira- Wife of Hercules.
• It was the first type of books on just women.
• This was composed from (1360- 1376).

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The Corbaccio

• It was made (1354- 1355).
• It was Boccaccios most problematic text.
• The Corbaccio had been read up until the
  ninetieth century.
• The most confusing part of the text is the
  title. The title Corbaccio has many different
  meanings in various languages.

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Where were the writings most influential?

• Many of Giovannis writings are recognized all
  over the world.
• His writings during his time were mainly
  recognized in England, France, and especially
  Italy. In England his writings influenced
  Shakespeare and other writers.

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Where are writings found?

• Today, his writings are found all over the world
  in many different languages.
• During his life his writings were published all
  throughout Europe, especially in England, France,
  and Italy.

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Effects On Renaissance

• Giovanni Boccaccio had an influential role in the
  renaissance. With his writing of the Decameron he
  informed the world about the black death and its
  horrible stories.

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• Giovanni also broke the barrier of referring to
  women in books. He was the first person to
  publish a book focusing only on women. The book
  was called On Famous Women.
• Lastly Giovanni Boccacco was a humanist
  emphasizing the study of Greek translations.

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Bibliography

• Kreis, Steven. "The History Guide." The History
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• Lansing, Richard H. "Boccaccio, Giovanni." World
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• Wikipedia. "Giovanni Boccaccio." Wikipedia. 3
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