The Life of Giovanni Boccaccio
(1313-1375)
 
 

Giovanni Boccacio's birthplace is unsure but they said he probably was born in Tuscany. He was the illigitimate
son of a merchant. As a young man he stopped his studies of canon law. In Naples he wrote in verses and prose. He was well into society and socialized quite often. He soon fell in love with a noble lady which he made famous under the name of Fiammetta. Up to 1350 he in Florence and in Naples writing many poems and pastorals. After 1350 he gained the position of diplomat and was entrusted of public affairs. During this period of time he formed man lasting friendships with Francesco Petrarch, Boccaccio and visited Rome, Ravenna, Avignon and Brandenburg.
In 1358 he wrote his greatest work called Decameron. This work was composed of stories by seven ladies and 3 gallants when they spent 10 days in a Florentine church trying to avoid the plague. During his last years Boccaccio lived  in retirement at Certaldo and Boccaccio died on December 21, 1375.