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Antonio Pucci (poet)

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Antonio Pucci (c. 1310 – 1388) was a Florentine bellfounder, town crier, self-taught as a versifier, who wrote his collection, Libro di varie storie ("Book of Various Tales"), using a popular dialect for a popular audience. [1]

17 relations: Autodidacticism, Bellfounding, Canto, Florence, Giovanni Villani, Italian Renaissance, Italy, Library of Congress, Nuova Cronica, Ottava rima, Poetaster, Republic of Florence, Routledge, Tercet, Terza rima, Town crier, Trope (literature).

Autodidacticism

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools).

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Bellfounding

Bellfounding is the casting of bells in a foundry for use in churches, clocks, and public buildings.

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Canto

The canto is a principal form of division in medieval and modern long poetry.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Giovanni Villani

Giovanni Villani (1276 or 1280 – 1348)Bartlett (1992), 35.

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Italian Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance (Rinascimento) was the earliest manifestation of the general European Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy during the 14th century (Trecento) and lasted until the 17th century (Seicento), marking the transition between Medieval and Modern Europe.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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Nuova Cronica

The Nuova Cronica or New Chronicles is a 14th-century history of Florence created in a year-by-year linear format and written by the Florentine banker and official Giovanni Villani (c. 1276 or 1280–1348).

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Ottava rima

Ottava rima is a rhyming stanza form of Italian origin.

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Poetaster

Poetaster, like rhymester or versifier, is a derogatory term applied to bad or inferior poets.

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Republic of Florence

The Republic of Florence, also known as the Florentine Republic (Repubblica Fiorentina), was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Tercet

A tercet is composed of three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem.

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Terza rima

Terza rima is a rhyming verse stanza form that consists of an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme.

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Town crier

A town crier, also called a bellman, is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court (cf. Black's Law Dictionary).

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Trope (literature)

A literary trope is the use of figurative language, via word, phrase or an image, for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Pucci_(poet)

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