HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Telling Stories, First Story, Intertextuality
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Wrote decameron after the black plague as sort of a response. Write a lot- many fiction & nonfiction books. Wrote fictions set in ancient athens or troy. 1st prof. of greek literature in europe ( at u. of florence ) - most proud of doing. Decameron - deca - hermon ( greek ) - 10 days . Decameron - framed tale collection ( cf 1001 nights, voyages of sinbad ) but with 10 narrators, not 1. Recent people and events in florence and other parts of europe. Influenced by dante"s writing throughout his own career. Copied the entire commedia at least 3 times!! Chosen by florence to reconcile the city with dante"s family. Paid by florence to give public lectures explaining dante"s commedia canto by canto. He grew sick and died before he got to finish it. Refers to dante as the teacher from whom i have received every good thing .
