![]() She was the inspiration of his earlier works, and the heroine of whom he tells under the name of Fiammetta. ![]() It is supposed that it was in 1334 that he saw for the first time Maria d'Acquino, a married woman and natural daughter of King Robert. But he gave himself up almost entirely to literature, and became intimately acquainted with some of the most prominent men and women of the court of Anjou. In 1327 Giovanni was sent to Naples to study law. ![]() Shortly afterwards the elder Boccaccio deserted Giannina, the mother of Giovanni, and brought the boy to Florence where he put him to school until he was ten years old, when he took him into business. His father, a merchant from Certaldo and a man of some prominence in Florence, had gone into business in Paris. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. ![]()
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