ITAL 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Giovanni Boccaccio, Andreas Capellanus, Italian Literature
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Boccaccio was sent to naples to learn the merchant trade, but he spent time writing and chasing women. He"s one of the three crowns of italian literature- (tre corone) De amore (c. 1185) andreas capellanus, book written about etiquette in matters concerning courtship (mostly between nobles) Enforced social codes, but at the same time gave way to a new kind of love that focused on the human element as opposed to rigid social rules. This idea of courtly love markes the move from the middle ages to the renaissance. Decameron- means 10 days, from the greek words deca+hemera. Tale of 10 people who tell ten stories across 10 days. They meet originally at the cathedral santa maria novella. Thought to have originated in asia, entered through italy by merchant ships carrying rats ridden with fleas and infected with the disease. Even playing field- even goes as far as to say he was like a woman because he was emotional.
