De Decamerone van Boccaccio

Step into the bustling streets of 14th‑century Florence and follow the restless spirit of a young scholar destined for greatness. Raised in the modest town of Certaldo, he is pulled between his father’s mercantile ambitions and an emerging passion for the poetic fire that once lit Dante and Petrarch. A brief romance in Paris and a forced apprenticeship in trade set the stage for a restless wanderer, whose curiosity leads him from Naples to the ruins of ancient poets, ever searching for meaning beyond the ledger.

When the call of the muses finally overwhelms his commercial duties, he abandons the marketplace for the study of verse, immersing himself in Greek learning and the works of forgotten masters. His relentless research produces a remarkable compendium on the divine genealogies and a guide to the shifting names of rivers, mountains, and seas that have long confused scholars. Listeners will discover a vivid portrait of a man whose love for language reshaped the literary world, all told with the lively cadence of his own era.