Giovanni Boccaccio

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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1886
  • Latest Book:
    February 2015
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Book List in Order: 13 titles

  • The Decameron

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    The Decameron is structured in a frame narrative, or frame tale. The Decameron played a part in the history of the novel and was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio in 1351. This work opens with a description of the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) and leads ...

  • Elegy of Lady Fiammetta

    A milestone in feminist literature, this marvelous European romance, narrated by a woman, is considered the first psychological novel in a modern language and a precursor of stream-of-consciousness fiction. Written by Giovanni Boccaccio between 13...

  • The Falcon And Other Tales

  • Most Pleasant and Delectable Questions of Love

    Riveting questions about love and all the finer emotions thereof are presented in the book. Each question is followed by a love story and a debate upon it. The stories are judged by the ìQueen of loveî. Engrossing!...

  • The Eaten Heart

    Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no matter what the cost. United by this theme of love, the nine titles in the Penguin G...

  • Life of Dante

    Leonardo Bruni’s Life of Dante, extracts from Giovanni Villani’s Florentine Chronicles and Filippo Villani’s Life of Dante, as well as documents preserved in a manuscript of Boccaccio are combined in this impressi...

  • Cupids Whirligig As It Hath Bene Sundrie Times Acted, By The Children Of His Maiesties Reuels.

    EARLY FABLES & FAIRY TALES. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousan...

  • Leather, Blood and Iron

  • Stories of Boccaccio

    Excerpt from Stories of Boccaccio (the Decameron) For the first time the great work which produced so marked an effect on the romantic literature of modern Europe, is laid before the reader in a garb which at least does not misrepresent its original ...



  • Sha'ana, the Sheik and Saladin

  • The Decameron Ten Night' Entertainment

    One of the most influential literary works ever written, this engaging set of novellas of love and lust and tragedy will entrance all readers. Central to the history of literature. CALLENDER MEDIAEVAL POETRY...

  • La Fiammetta

    Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works, including The Decameron and On Famous Women. He wrote in the Italia...

  • Tales from Boccaccio

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    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

Award-Winning Books by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron
2014 PEN Literary Award -- Translation


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Giovanni Boccaccio has published 13 books.

Giovanni Boccaccio does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, La Fiammetta, was published in February 2015.

The first book by Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, was published in January 1886.

No. Giovanni Boccaccio does not write books in series.
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