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Giovanni Fiorentino
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Giovanni Fiorentino was a 14th-century Florentine writer, to whom is attributed the work Il Pecorone ("The Simpleton"). This was a collection of short stories, purportedly published in 1378. However, this date is disputed.
Quotes
Non perder tempo chi cerca aver fama,voglia acquistar grazia di sua dama.
Translation: Lose thou no time that seek’st to garner fame,Or wouldst deserve the favour of thy dame.
Il Pecorone, Giornata X., Novella II. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 377.
External links
Category:14th century deaths
Category:Poets from Italy
Category:Short story writers from Italy
Category:People from Florence