{"product_id":"boccaccio-a-biography-hardcover","title":"Boccaccio: A Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarco Santagata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmlyn Eisenach\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive biography of the celebrated author of the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, a medieval masterpiece written in early Italian.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boccaccio (1313-75) stands with Dante and Petrarch as one of the \"Three Crowns\" of Italian letters, a trio of writers who shaped the history of humanism, literature, and poetry. In this book, Dante's award-winning biographer, Marco Santagata, takes up the moving life and legacy of Boccaccio--whose unflinching story of a pandemic-era community (the \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e) created new possibilities for vernacular Italian prose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This landmark biography sheds new light on Boccaccio's life--his family, friends, and foes, his aspirations, fears, and frustrations--and it shows how he was affected by transformations in Italian society. It also charts the influences that shaped Boccaccio's understanding of literature: what kinds of stories it could tell and what kinds of characters it could depict; and, perhaps most importantly, what role art could play in a changing world. An insightful portrait of one of literature's most important figures, this book promises to be the definitive biography of Boccaccio for many years to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Santagata\u003c\/b\u003e (1947Dante: The Story of His Life. \u003cb\u003eEmlyn Eisenach\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar and translator and the author of \u003ci\u003eHusbands, Wives, and Concubines: Marriage, Family, and Social Order in Sixteenth-Century Verona\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282492420198,"sku":"9780226820941","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/st07Z4iqbg9780226820941.webp?v=1766573372","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/boccaccio-a-biography-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}