The poet and scholar Giovanni Boccaccio was a leading writer of the Italian Renaissance, now best remembered as the author of the famous compendium of tales âThe Decameronâ. Boccaccio helped lay the foundations for the humanism of the Renaissance, while raising vernacular literature to the status of the classics of antiquity. Noted for their realistic dialogue and imaginative use of character and plot, Boccaccioâs works went on to inspire Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and countless other writers in the ensuing centuries. This comprehensive eBook presents Boccaccioâs collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare translations appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Boccaccioâs life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* Multiple translations of âThe Decameronâ, including the first English translation by John Florio, 1620
* John Payne's complete translation, with all the hyperlinked footnotes - ideal for students
* The original Italian text of âThe Decameronâ
* Rare translations of two novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The rare long poem âIl Filostratoâ, available in no other collection
* The key works of Chaucer and Shakespeare that were inspired by Boccaccio
* Includes a translation of Boccaccioâs âDe Mulieribus Clarisâ, first time in digital print
* Features two biographies - discover Boccaccioâs intriguing life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
The Decameron
The Decameron: John Florio, 1620
The Decameron: John Payne, 1886
The Decameron: J. M. Rigg, 1903
The Decameron: Original Italian Text
The Novels
The Filocolo (Translated by H. G., London, 1566)
The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta (Translated by Bartholomew Young, 1587)
The Verse
âThe Knightâs Taleâ and âThe Two Noble Kinsmenâ (Teseida)
Il Filostrato (Translated by Hubertis Cummings)
The Non-Fiction
De Mulieribus Claris (Partially translated by Henry Parker, Lord Morely)
The Life of Dante (Translated by James Robinson Smith)
The Biographies
Giovanni Boccaccio: A Biographical Study by Edward Hutton
Giovanni Boccaccio by Francis Hueffer
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