{"product_id":"boccaccio-a-biography-9780226820941","title":"Boccaccio: A Biography","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226820941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Marco Santagata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169507238069,"sku":"9780226820941","price":31.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_853afd54-192c-4d96-ba5c-97c0bf1635f5.jpg?v=1741703375","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/boccaccio-a-biography-9780226820941","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}