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Contact between Geoffrey Chaucer and the Italian humanists Petrarch or Boccaccio has been proposed by scholars for centuries.〔Thomas Warton, ''The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century'' (first published London: J. Dodsley, etc.; Oxford: Fletcher, 1774–81) and William Hazlitt, ''Lectures on the English poets: delivered at the Surrey Institution'' (first published London: Taylor and Hessey, 1818): both extracted in * * * * * , p. 190 * , p. 56 * , p. 42 ''...Speght writing in 1598...'' * (THE GEOFFREY CHAUCER PAGE – Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) )〕 More recent scholarship tends to discount these earlier speculations because of lack of evidence. As Leonard Koff remarks, the story of their meeting is "a 'tydying' worthy of Chaucer himself."〔Koff 11〕 One of the reasons for the belief that Chaucer came in contact with Petrarch or Boccaccio is because of Chaucer's many trips to mainland Europe from England. Chaucer happened to be in the same areas at the same time as Petrarch and Boccaccio. Another reason is the influence of Petrarch's and Boccaccio's works on Chaucer's later literary works. == Chaucer's trips to mainland Europe == Chaucer had made several trips to the mainland from England between 1367 and 1378 on the King's business as Esquire of the King.〔 * * * *, p. 45〕 During at least one of these trips it is possible that he met Petrarch or Boccaccio or possibly both in Italy. Historian Donald Howard, Professor Walter William Skeat and Dr. Furnivall say there is good evidence to indicate that Chaucer met Petrarch at Arqua or Padua.〔 (Scholars being Professor Walter William Skeat and Dr. Furnivall)〕〔, p. 40〕 There are government records that show Chaucer was absent from England visiting Genoa and Florence from December 1372 until the middle of 1373.〔〔, p. 251〕 He went with Sir James de Provan and John de Mari, eminent merchants hired by the king, and some soldiers and servants.〔〔, p. 169〕 During this Italian business trip for the king to arrange for a settlement of Genoese merchants these scholars say it is likely that sometime in 1373 Chaucer made contact with Petrarch or Boccaccio.〔〔, p. 191〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Influence of Italian humanism on Chaucer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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