Bucolicum carmen

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The Bucolicum carmen is a work by Giovanni Boccaccio, written between 1351 and 1366. It consists of a series of allegorical eclogues, which are short pastoral poems. These poems follow classical models and address contemporary events, similar to the style of Dante and Petrarch. Boccaccio, a key figure in the early Renaissance, is renowned for his contributions to both vernacular and Latin literature. While best known for his prose collection The Decameron, his Latin works, including the Bucolicum carmen, demonstrate his humanist interests and engagement with classical traditions.12

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Giovanni Boccaccio
Petrarch and Boccaccio’s mature years
His Bucolicum carmen (1351–66), a series of allegorical eclogues (short pastoral poems) on contemporary events, follows classical models on lines already indicated by Dante and Petrarch. His other Latin works include De claris mulieribus (1360–74; Concerning Famous Women), a collection of biographies of famous women; and…
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His Bucolicum carmen (1351–66), a series of allegorical eclogues (short pastoral poems) on contemporary events, follows classical models on lines already indicated by Dante and Petrarch. His other Latin works include De claris mulieribus (1360–74; Concerning Famous Women), a collection of biographies of famous women; and…
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