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Giovanni Boccaccio was one of the most important minds of the 14th century especially for Italian humanism. He was well known for his poetry, being a scientist, and creating the short story genre. He was born in 1313 in Certaldo, Italy. Boccaccio passed away December 21, 1375.

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Boccaccio wrote a great deal of poems inspired by Fiammetta. The two poems, Filostrato and Teseida was important to Italian literature.

(Duroff)

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This plague killed his mother, stepmother, and many of his friends. Boccaccio was struggling dealing with the grief so he created a novel providing experiences of three woman's lives throughout the black plague.

(Modern World History)

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Boccaccio was forced to fall into his unmannerly father into the mercantile business. He realized that was not his thing and soon fell in love with his wife who was the King's daughter named Fiammetta.

(Duroff)

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Why was he important to the Renaisccance?

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Why was he important to the Renaisccance?

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Boccacio's biggest pieces including, Ninfale d'Ameto, Elegia de Madonna Fiammetta, and the famous novel, The Decameron. These few of many pieces have an impact on the Renaisccance because he made people understand what this century was truly like. People can look back on his writing and have an understanding of the Renaisccance and the beggining to literature.

(Encyclopedia Britannica)