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Anyone know if Dante Aligheri is considered a humanist? If so, any insight into why would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Wouldn't it be nice if the further reading included the works of his mentioned in the article's text? -- 68.82.51.198 23:59, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
A bibliography for this would be great. Also look at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/boccaccio/life2.shtml for more stuff including texts.
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Hello, There must be an error. It is said that Boccaccio profited from Niccolo Acciaiuoli's influence as lover of Catherine of Valois. But the link "Catherine de Valois" leads to a women that has lived from 27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437, whereas Boccacio died in December 21, 1375. So something is wrong. Anybody knows what exactly? Benjamin - [email protected]
The article may be improved by following the WPBiogaphy 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Jreferee ( Talk) 00:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
Presently at the Reference Desk (Humanities) under the subject: "Giovanni Boccaccio's exact birth date" there does not seem to be any references from anyone for the birth date of Boccaccio. Perhaps the article should be dated for his birth with wording like "born early 1300's" since it does seem strange the numbers for this June date close to the summer solstice adds up to 24 (16 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3) which is the birth of John the Baptist. I will change this is a couple of days to reflect if no other editors have good reference sources for his birth. Is there good references for his death as now for the winter solstice. -- Doug talk 14:10, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I really can't understand why user Rez88 repeatedly removes an image of Giovanni Boccaccio, which, as far as I can see, is of free usage. I also asked the user directly, but received no reply.-- Broletto ( talk) 12:49, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
„Boccaccio married Margherita di Gian Donato de' Martoli in 1314”
What?? He was born only in previous year, in 1313! 80.99.10.244 ( talk) 09:54, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
The paragraph that begins "Boccaccio's change in writing style in the 1350s was not due just to meeting with Petrarch" is taken directly from Britannica online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.71.102 ( talk) 02:41, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
I just expanded a sentence for my own notes.
His most notable works are:
- The Decameron — a collection of short stories which in the following centuries was a determining element for the Italian literary tradition
- especially after Pietro Bembo elevated the Boccaccian style to a model of Italian prose in the sixteenth century
- On Famous Women
This is a long double digression before completing the second list item.
By the time you're in the third year of an undergraduate English degree—or in maturity for anyone with a innate bent toward scholarship—you've been conditioned to this kind of formal, stuffed-to-the-digressive-gills writing style (which is not natural in any speech modality).
I guess the message here is that people not yet advantaged with either this education level or maturity level shouldn't be schlepping around on the divine Boccaccio shelf. — MaxEnt 16:17, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
I can't parse this version:
He became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese" and one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century.
A small change with a slightly different meaning:
He became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese" as one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century.
I'm not sure this small change is correct, so I'm leaving it here for the next editor to decide.
Another choice is "and became".
Another choice is to take a breath and not jam both ideas into one sentence willy nilly. — MaxEnt 16:21, 3 May 2022 (UTC)