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 +'''Giovanni Boccaccio''' ([[June 16]], [[1313]] – [[December 21]], [[1375]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] author and poet, a friend and correspondent of [[Petrarch]], an important [[Renaissance humanism|Renaissance humanist]] in his own right and author of a number of notable works including ''[[On Famous Women]]'', the ''[[Decameron]]'' and his [[poetry]] in the vernacular. Boccaccio's characters are notable for their era in that they are realistic, spirited and clever individuals who are grounded in reality (in contrast to the characters of his contemporaries, who were more concerned with the [[Medieval]] virtues of [[Chivalry]], [[Piety]], and [[Humility]]).
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Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16, 1313December 21, 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women, the Decameron and his poetry in the vernacular. Boccaccio's characters are notable for their era in that they are realistic, spirited and clever individuals who are grounded in reality (in contrast to the characters of his contemporaries, who were more concerned with the Medieval virtues of Chivalry, Piety, and Humility).



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