Harvard University
The Chaucer Page: Giovanni Boccaccio
From Harvard's Chaucer Page, a brief sketch on Boccaccio mainly focusing on his influence on Chaucer.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Introduction: Giovanni Boccaccio's the Decameron
This lesson focuses on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, the Italian precursor to The Canterbury Tales, from which Chaucer drew heavily. It provides links to a Chaucer and Boccaccio essay, the tale "Fedrigo's Falcon," and questions...
Brown University
Brown University: The Decameron Project
Few great books like the Decameron have shaped our very notion of storytelling and its crucial role in the negotiation and production of shared social and cultural values. In its hundred stories, shared in ten days by ten young people...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness: The Black Death, 1348
This article provides a general overview of the black death, including the signs of the disease, reactions to the disaster, the breakdown of social order, and the need for mass burials.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Federigo's Falcon
A learning module that begins with "Federigo's Falcon" by Giovanni Boccaccio, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Decamerone
This ebook version of Giovanni Boccaccio's Decamerone has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Boccaccio Biography
Excellent, extensive resource on Boccaccio's life, including bibliography for more research. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Giovanni Boccaccio's Life
This site from The History Guide provides an easy-to-read biography of Boccaccio. Mentions "The Decameron" and his influence on Chaucer.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Giovanni Boccaccio
(1313-1375) An Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women and the Decameron.