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131SA DE MIRANDA, Francisco — (1481 1558) Francisco Sa de Miranda was a Portuguese lyric poet credited with bringing the Italian Renaissance through its verse forms into Portugal. His central position in the history of Portuguese letters is marked by the introduction of the… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
132Boccaccio, Giovanni — (1313–1375) Boccaccio was an Italian poet and writer of prose fiction, largely influenced by DANTE and his close friend PETRARCH, and with those two is considered one of the three great writers of the Italian trecento (i.e., 14th century). His …