Il Filocolo
Giovanni Boccaccio, Salvatore Battaglia (Editor)
A novel written by Giovanni Boccaccio between 1335-36. It is considered to be the first novel of Italian literature written in prose. The two protagonists are Florio, son of the King of Spain, and Biancifiore, an orphan. Having grown up together they are in love, and they are forced to undergo many adventures and misfortunes that divide them. In the end, after Florio's many journeys in search of his love under the pseudonym of Filocolo, they are reunited
Print Book, Italian, 1938
G. Laterza, Bari, 1938