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Boccaccio

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1313–1375 Also known as Boccaccio、Giovanni Boccaccio、乔万尼·薄伽丘

Boccaccio (1313–1375) was an Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron.…

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  1. 1371–1373Florence · TuscanyAfter the Black Death, Boccaccio returned to Florence, took part in the city's cultural life, established contacts with scholars such as Salutati, and began revising the definitive text of the Decameron while also writing biographies and commentaries, including a Life of Dante.
  2. 1374–1375Certaldo · TuscanyAfter Petrarch's death in 1374, Boccaccio was deeply affected, gradually withdrew, and returned to Certaldo. He died in his hometown on December 21, 1375, leaving behind the Decameron and a large body of Latin and Italian works that influenced later narrative literature.

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