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<Boccaccio> by Thomas G. Bergin is a biography and analysis of fourteenth-century Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio, detailing his transition from poetry to prose romances, then scholarly works. It includes context on the rediscovery of classical texts, friendships with Petrarch and Dante, and a critical discussion of his writings, ending with an extended essay on his masterpiece, The Decameron. The book contains descriptions of romantic and erotic themes.