Amorous Fiammetta

work by Boccaccio

Also known as: “Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta”, “Fiammetta”, “The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta”(Show More)

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Amorous Fiammetta (Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta) is a prose novel written by Giovanni Boccaccio around 1343. It is considered an important work influenced by Classical literature and showcases Boccaccio's developing style. The novel is part of Boccaccio's early literary output, which predates his most famous work, the Decameron. The Fiammetta in the novel is a significant figure in Boccaccio's early writings, though her historical identity remains uncertain.12

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Giovanni Boccaccio
Early works
…in terza rima; the prose Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta (1343–44); and the poem Il ninfale fiesolano (perhaps 1344–45; “Tale of the Fiesole Nymph”), in ottava rima, on the love of the shepherd Africo for the nymph Mensola.
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…in terza rima; the prose Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta (1343–44); and the poem Il ninfale fiesolano (perhaps 1344–45; “Tale of the Fiesole Nymph”), in ottava rima, on the love of the shepherd Africo for the nymph Mensola.
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Italian literature
Boccaccio (1313–75)
…Elegy of Lady Fiammetta or Amorous Fiammetta), a prose novel, show the influence of Classical literature on the formation of his style. The Decameron (1348–53), a prose collection of 100 stories recounted by 10 narrators—3 men and 7 women—over 10 days, is Boccaccio’s most mature and important work. Its treatment…
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…Elegy of Lady Fiammetta or Amorous Fiammetta), a prose novel, show the influence of Classical literature on the formation of his style. The Decameron (1348–53), a prose collection of 100 stories recounted by 10 narrators—3 men and 7 women—over 10 days, is Boccaccio’s most mature and important work. Its treatment…
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