Renaissance Activity 1B Factsheet
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| GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO |
| *An Italian poet, storyteller, and humanist whose Decameron showed the medieval courtly themes giving way to modern society. After meeting Petrarch, he devoted his life to the study of Greek and other humanistic concerns, producing important critical works in anthropology, biography, and mythology. |
| "[Ten Days] remains one of the masterpieces of world literature. Its prose set a standard that Italian literature has never surpassed. It is a book of the love of life. Despite the horrors of the Black Death, the author found the courage to see beauty, humor, goodness, and joy still walking the earth." |
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