Boccaccio by Hermann Hesse
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"Boccaccio" by Hermann Hesse is a biographical essay published in 1904. The work traces the life of Giovanni Boccaccio, the medieval Italian storyteller, from his illegitimate birth in Paris to his death in Florence. Hesse follows Boccaccio's rebellious youth, his passionate affairs with noblewomen, his reluctant transformation from merchant's son to writer, and his creation of the immortal Decameron. The essay also explores two beloved tales from Boccaccio's masterwork, celebrating the beauty
and craft of Renaissance storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Creator | Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 |
|---|---|
| Title | Boccaccio |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boccaccio_(Hesse) |
| Credits | Produced by Jana Srna, Enrico Segre, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 42213 |
| Release Date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 499 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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