Early Lives of Dante
Author: first_name: Giovanni
last_name: Boccaccio
first_name: Leonardo
last_name: Bruni
Language: English
Year: 1904

This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati.<br>
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) was an Italian poet, most famous for his monumental collection of tales, The Decameron. Like Dante, Boccacio was one of the first writers to use the Italian vernacular.<br>
Lionardo Bruni (Aretino) (1369- 1444) was an accredited historian and man of letters. His short biography was inspired by reading the version of Dante's life by Boccaccio, who he considered