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Giovanni Boccaccio - Herodes from BL Royal 14 E V, f. 313v, illuminated manuscript
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Miniature of the death of Herodes, with an inscription on the wall, 'Ainsi va le monde / tousdis / jouyeulx', with a partial border containing the royal arms of Edward IV, at the beginning of chapter 7 of book 6. Image taken from f. 313v of De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes). Written in French.
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Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 - 1375, war ein italienischer Schriftsteller und Dichter und bedeutender Humanist der Renaissance. Er schrieb hauptsächlich in italienischer Mundart sowie einige Werke in lateinischer Sprache und ist besonders für seinen realistischen Dialog bekannt, der sich von dem seiner Zeitgenossen unterschied. Boccaccio verbrachte seine Kindheit in Florenz. Sein Vater hatte kein Verständnis für Boccaccios literarische Neigungen und schickte ihn nach Neapel in ein Büro der Bardi, die Geldverleiher waren, um Geschäfte zu machen. In Neapel wurde Boccaccio Konsul (oder leitender Beamter) der Arte del Cambio (Gilde der Geldwechsler und Geldverleiher) und traf sich mit den Gelehrten des Hofes und den Freunden und Bewunderern Petrarcas. Es war um 1340, als Boccaccio nach dem Bankrott der Bardi nach Florenz zurückkehrte und ein bereits fertiggestelltes literarisches Werk einbrachte. Nach zehn Jahren und finanziellen Herausforderungen wurde er 1350 florentinischer Botschafter und besuchte Rom, Ravenna, Avignon und Brandenburg. Während dieser Zeit schloss er eine dauerhafte Freundschaft mit Francesco Petrarca. 1358 vollendete er sein Hauptwerk, den Decameron. Während der Pest in Florenz im Jahr 1348 verließen sieben Damen und drei Herren die Stadt in Richtung einer Landvilla und erzählten über einen Zeitraum von zehn Tagen hundert Geschichten. Boccaccio wählte die Handlungen seiner Geschichten größtenteils aus den Fabliaux aus, die aus Frankreich nach Italien gelangt waren, mittelalterliche Geschichten, die klassische Form hatten. Der Einfluss des Dekamerons auf die europäische Literatur ist enorm. Chaucer und Shakespeare borgten sich beide davon.
Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer and poet who was born in Florence in 1313. He is best known for his work "The Decameron", a collection of 100 stories told by a group of young people who have fled the city of Florence to escape the Black Death. The son of a wealthy merchant, Boccaccio was educated in law and business. However, he was more interested in literature and began writing poetry at a young age. He became friends with several prominent writers and artists of his time, including Petrarch and Dante Alighieri. "The Decameron is considered one of the greatest works of Italian literature and is often compared to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It is a collection of stories ranging from bawdy tales of love and lust to moral fables and tales of wit and humour. Boccaccio's other works include "The Filocolo", a romance, and "The Elegy of Madonna Fiammetta", a story about a woman's love affair. He also wrote several biographies and essays on various subjects. Boccaccio died in Certaldo, Italy, in 1375. His legacy as a writer and poet has endured for centuries, and his influence can be seen in the works of many later writers, including Shakespeare.
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