{"product_id":"boccaccio-marco-santagata-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marco Santagata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226820947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226820941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Marco Santagata","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526424842495,"sku":"9780226820941","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aaae1e48-5604-4bcb-b3f9-2a10315bdbc9.jpg?v=1737556144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boccaccio-marco-santagata-9780226820941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}