The Filocolo

Illumination from a manuscript of Il Folocolo (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Canon. Ital. 85, fol. 114v)

The Filocolo (orig. Il Filocolo) is a novel written by Giovanni Boccaccio between 1335-36. It is considered to be the first novel of Italian literature written in prose. It is based on a very popular story of the time, Florio e Biancifiore.

"The Franklin's Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is based on The Filocolo.

Works by Giovanni Boccaccio

Amorosa visione Corbaccio De Casibus Virorum Illustrium De mulieribus claris The Decameron Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta The Filocolo Il Filostrato Genealogia Deorum Gentilium Teseida

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