Project Gutenberg 2014-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 977 Hutton, Edward 1875 1969 10001702 Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study Produced by Anna Tuinman, Ted Garvin, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Giovanni Boccaccio: A Biographical Study" by Edward Hutton is a detailed literary and biographical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the life, loves, and literary contributions of Giovanni Boccaccio, a significant figure in the development of Italian prose and one of the early humanists. It aims to provide a thorough examination of his life and works, particularly his relationship with Fiammetta and his interactions with notable contemporaries like Dante and Petrarch, positing Boccaccio's significance within the broader context of Renaissance literature. At the start of this study, the author sets the stage by addressing the need for a comprehensive examination of Boccaccio's life, mentioning the general uncertainties surrounding many biographical facts. Hutton notes the obscurity of Boccaccio's parentage, the circumstances of his birth, and his childhood, which appears to have been marred by his father's ambitions for him in trade and disdain for business. The narrative suggests that Boccaccio's early experiences, including a challenging relationship with his stepmother and an initial foray into commerce, profoundly influenced his later literary aspirations, eventually leading him to abandon trade in favor of the humanities. This opening portion establishes a foundation for understanding Boccaccio's motivations as a writer while hinting at the complexities of his identity and the human experiences that shaped his work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 PQ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies 1460323 2025-06-18T19:16:56.514840 text/html 1420431 2024-10-24T10:18:30 text/html 3549524 2025-06-18T19:17:42.210589 application/epub+zip 3576777 2025-06-18T19:17:09.935798 application/epub+zip 565093 2025-06-18T19:17:03.142818 application/epub+zip 4035552 2025-06-18T19:17:58.057603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3899342 2025-06-18T19:17:32.232679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894450 2022-09-21T08:45:37.504950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 972231 2025-06-18T19:16:51.021889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 952422 2024-10-24T10:18:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16449 2025-06-18T19:17:58.280514 application/rdf+xml 15138 2025-06-18T19:17:03.627802 image/jpeg 2469 2025-06-18T19:17:03.371773 image/jpeg 3885604 2025-06-18T19:16:56.767833 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia