Opere Volgari Di Giovanni Boccaccio

<p>This is Volume 8 of the Opere Volgari Di Giovanni Boccaccio a collection of the vernacular works of Giovanni Boccaccio. Edited by Luigi Fiacchi and Ignazio Moutier this edition aims to present Boccaccio's writings <i>cor su i testi a penna</i> - directly from the manuscript texts. Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian writer poet correspondent of Petrarch and an important Renaissance humanist. He is renowned as the author of the <i>Decameron</i> and for his works in the vernacular Italian language. This collection offers readers access to Boccaccio's contributions to Italian literature and the development of the Italian language capturing the spirit of the Renaissance.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>