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Early Lives of Dante

This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati.
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.
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 had mispresented Dante by over-emphasizing the influence of his association with Beatrice.
In his collection Wicksteed also included short articles wrtten by the Florentine banker and diplomat Giovanni Villani (c. 1276 – 1348), his nephew, the historian Filippo Villani (fl. 15th century) and Boccaccio. (Summary by Algy Pug)

Year of Publication: 1904Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 03 hours 52 minutes 56 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface and introduction Algy Pug	22:32
2	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Proem Algy Pug	8:13
3	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Dante’s Birth and Studies Algy Pug	11:50
4	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - His Love of Beatrice, and his Marriage Algy Pug	20:15
5	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - His Family Cares, Honours and Exile Algy Pug	8:28
6	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - His Flight from Florence and his Wanderings Algy Pug	7:28
7	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - His Death and Funeral Honours Algy Pug	7:31
8	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Denunciation of the Florentines Algy Pug	13:26
9	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - His Appearance, Habits and Character Algy Pug	10:16
10	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Digression concerning Poesy Algy Pug	9:22
11	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - The difference between Poesy and Theology Algy Pug	9:44
12	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - The Laurel granted to Poets Algy Pug	4:47
13	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Dante’s Excellencies and Defects Algy Pug	8:26
14	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Diverse Works written by Dante Algy Pug	4:38
15	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante - Incidents that came to pass concerning the Divine Comedy Algy Pug	8:55
16	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante -Dante's Use of the vernacular Algy Pug	3:38
17	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante -The De Monarchia and other Works Algy Pug	6:07
18	Boccaccio's Encomium on Dante -The Dream of Dante’s Mother. Conclusion Algy Pug	15:25
19	Lionardo Bruni - Life of Dante - Part 1 Algy Pug	10:57
20	Lionardo Bruni - Life of Dante - Part 2 Algy Pug	11:55
21	Lionardo Bruni - Life of Dante - Part 3 Algy Pug	13:04
22	Appendix 1 - Extract from Giovanni Villani’s Florentine Chronicle Algy Pug	5:10
23	Appendix 2 - Extract from Filippo Villani’s Life of Dante in his De Origine Civitatis Florentice et ejusdem Famosit Civibus Algy Pug	3:20
24	Appendix 3 - A Document preserved in a MS. of Boccaccio’s Algy Pug	7:29