Filostrato - Giovanni Boccaccio

Filostrato

By Giovanni Boccaccio

  • Release Date: 2006-01-01
  • Genre: Romance

Description

The story presented here dwells on courtly love in the atmosphere of Neapolitan court life. It is the story of Troilus and Cressida. The passion of the lovers and their grief at separation, as well as how these distances become unbridgeable is eloquently described. The story proved to be an inspiration to Chaucer.