Italian author and poet, born in 1313 in Certaldo, Italy, died 21 December 1375 in Certaldo, Italy.
Never married.
Had a step-brother, Francesco (born c. 1320).
(1348) Black Death (the bubonic plague) kills several of Boccaccios family members and friends.
They ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in,paradise" [on victims of the plague],You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.
In this world, you only get what you grab for.
His hair stood upright like porcupine quills.
Do as we say and not as we do. .
