1863 2vol Il Comento Di Giovanni Boccacci Antique Italian History Books

Il Comento Di Giovanni Boccacci - 1863 - Antique Italian History Books 2 Vol SetIl Comento Di Giovanni BoccacciBy Di Gaetano MilanesiPublished by Felice Le Monnier: Firenze 1863"Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese" and one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century. Some scholars (including Vittore Branca) define him as the greatest European prose writer of his time, a versatile writer who amalgamated different literary trends and genres, making them converge in original works, thanks to a creative activity exercised under the banner of experimentalism."General wear to covers and spines as shown. Minor tear to one marbled endpaper as shown. Contemporary owner name to one blank endpaper. Some foxing to prelims and other than the odd mark, pages are remarkably clean, crisp and bright. A beautiful book set in very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 18cm x 12cm x 3cm (x 2 books)

1863 2vol Il Comento Di Giovanni Boccacci Antiquarian Italian History Books

Il Comento Di Giovanni Boccacci

By Di Gaetano Milanesi

Published by Felice Le Monnier: Firenze 1863

"Il Comento di Giovanni Boccacci," edited by Gaetano Milanesi and published in Florence by Felice Le Monnier in 1863, is a landmark scholarly edition of Boccaccio's celebrated commentary on Dante's Divina Commedia. Milanesi, one of Italy's foremost nineteenth-century editors and historians of art and literature, presents the text with careful annotations, philological precision, and contextual insights drawn from early manuscripts. The edition highlights Boccaccio's deep admiration for Dante, his pioneering role in humanist literary criticism, and his effort to interpret the Commedia both as a work of theology and as an artistic triumph of the Italian vernacular.

More than a mere commentary, Milanesi's edition restores Boccaccio's importance as the bridge between medieval scholasticism and Renaissance humanism, making it an essential resource for students of Italian letters and Dantean scholarship. Its elegant Florentine printing and historical significance place it among the great monuments of 19th-century Italian philology. This volume would appeal to collectors of Italian literary classics, Dante enthusiasts, and scholars of Renaissance commentary tradition."