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Boccaccio's Decameron

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In Florence the overthrow of Walter of Brienne brought about the government popolo minuto. The overthrow diminished the power of the nobility and the wealthier merchant classes and assisted in the relative decline of Florence. Further damage occurred in the city in 1348 due to the Black Death, later used in the Decameron, which killed an estimate of three-quarters of the city's population...
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During the plague Boccaccio spent a significant amount of time in Ravenna, seeking new support, and despite his claims it is not certain he was actually present in plague-ravaged Florence. Boccaccio suffered personal losses during the plague, his stepmother died during the epidemic. Boccaccio's characters are notable for their era in that they are realistic, spirited and clever individuals who are grounded in reality in contradiction to the characters of his contemporaries, who were more concerned with the medieval virtues of Chivalry, Piety and Humility...
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Clear and Present Possibilities? INDIVIDUAL WORK VERSUS TEAM WORK What are the motivating characteristics of work? Discuss with reference to well-known theories of work motivation. Chaucer,Boccaccio,and the debate of love The Decameron Why did I Juxtapose the two very different pieces Boccacio, "Decameron" and Choeckov, "Peasants"? Boccaccio's Negative View of the Christian Church Decameron Decameron Decameron Life, Love and Death: The work of Adam Fuss Can a work of art have value regardless of who creates it? Can, and should, we look past the character of the artist - however immoral we consider them to be - and simply experience and esteem the work itself? Boccaccio's Decameron Social Work: Past and Present To Work or Not To Work, A Sociological View of a Mother's Dilemma
 

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