He also wrote On Famous Women, and his novel Filocolo may have inspired Chaucer's The Monk's Tale.
In one work, this author describes how Lisetta's bragging about the fact that she is the lover of the angel Gabriel causes the downfall of Brother Alberto. Another story by this author concludes by describing how Griselda was made to unknowingly prepare a wedding for her estranged daughter by her jerk of a husband, Gualtieri. A biographical work by this author contains chapters on figures like Jocasta and Isis, and begins by describing one of the title figures, Eve. Another of his works begins by describing the mercenary Ciapelletto and contains characters like Emilia, Elissa and Panfilo. He also wrote On Famous Women, and his novel Filocolo may have inspired Chaucer's The Monk's Tale. For 10 points, name this author who told of seven women and three men telling stories and hiding from the Plague in The Decameron.
In one work, this author describes how Lisetta's bragging about the fact that she is the lover of the angel Gabriel causes the downfall of Brother Alberto.
Giovanni {Boccaccio}