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(Encyclopedia) Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni.Boccaccino, Boccaccio
(Encyclopedia) Boccaccino, BoccaccioBoccaccino, Boccacciobōk-kätˈchō bōk-kätchēˈnō [key], c.1465–1525. Italian artist, b. Cremona. He probably made several trips to Venice, for his numerous paintings…Boccaccio, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Boccaccio, GiovanniBoccaccio, Giovannijōvänˈnē [key], 1313–75, Italian poet and storyteller, author of the Decameron. Born in Paris, the illegitimate son of a Tuscan merchant and a…Basile, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Basile, Giovanni BattistaBasile, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä bäsēˈlā [key], 1575–1632, Italian writer. Basile held several important official positions, devoting his spare…humanism
(Encyclopedia) humanism, philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers…Brewer's: Giovanni
(Don). A Spanish libertine. His valet, Leporello, says his master had “in Italy 700 mistresses, in Germany 800, in Turkey and France 91, in Spain 1,003.” When “the measure of his iniquity…Nikki Giovanni
Name at birth: Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr.Nikki Giovanni is an African-American poet and essayist who came to prominence during the civil rights movement of the late 1960s. Born in Tennessee and…Brewer's: Don Giovanni
Mozart's best opera. (See Don Juan.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Don JuanDon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Don Giovanni (Opera)
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartArchive PhotosMusic:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Lorenzo da PontePremiere:Prague, October 29, 1787 One of the most praised operas, Don Giovanni combines high drama…Painter, William
(Encyclopedia) Painter, William, 1540?–1594, English translator. His Palace of Pleasure (1566–67)—a collection of translations from Boccaccio, the Heptameron, and many other sources—was drawn upon by…Trending
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