Giovanni Boccaccio乔万尼·薄伽丘.pptx

乔万尼·薄伽丘;;幸福在人间;Born: 1313 Certaldo(契塔尔多)(around Florence佛罗伦萨) Died: 21 December 1375?(aged?62) Certaldo Occupation: Renaissance humanist, author, poet Nationality: Italian Period: Early Renaissance ;Relative(s): Boccaccino di Chellino (father)Margherita de Mardoli (stepmother) Education: In 1326, he learnt business in Naples. Then the next six years he studied canon law. He also pursued his interest in scientific and literary studies. He is the first scholar who is proficient in Greek.;Experiences: In the 1330s, he fell in love with a married daughter of Robert the Wise(the king of Naples), Mavia, who is portrayed as?Fiammetta?in many of Boccaccios prose romances. In early 1341, Boccaccio returned to Florence. In October 1350, he met Francesco Petrarch(彼得拉克). From then on, they established close friendship. ;On 23 October 1373, he who was ill at that time gave the last speech in University of Florence, in the symoposium(讨论会) on The Divine Comedy(神曲). In 1374, Francesco Petrarch(彼得拉克) died. Boccaccio was in acute mental shock. On 21 December 1375, Boccaccio died in Certaldo, where he is buried.;After his death, the church(教会) once mocked by Boccaccio sent people to dug his tomb and smashed the tombstone to vent their resentment(泄愤). Status: he was ?a pioneer of the Renaissance. He, Petrarch and Dante were known as “the Renaissance three star(文艺复兴三颗巨星/文坛三杰)”.;Main works: ;1343-1344;Decameron(十日谈);Main idea: Sing for faithful love, against asceticism(禁欲主义). Sing for moral immaculacy(纯洁), condemn mean hypocrisy. Worship liberty and equality, attack feudal hierarchical system(封建等级制度). Appreciate wit, mock stupidity.;Contents: The book is structured as a?frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded(与世隔绝的) villa just outside?Florence?to escape the?Black Death(黑死病), which was afflicting the city.;The various tales of love in?The Decameron?range from the?erotic?to the?tragic. Tales of w