Boccaccio, Giovanni
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBoccaccio, GiovanniGiovanni BoccaccioBoc‧cac‧ci‧o, Gio‧van‧ni /bɒˈkætʃiəʊ $ -ˈkɑːt-, dʒəʊˈvɑːni/ (1313–75) an Italian writer whose book of stories called The Decameron had an important influence on European literature