One of the ABA's chief priorities is the fostering of initiatives that promote the teaching and study of Boccaccio's life and works. To find out more, please select an initiative from the list below.
Intiatives
The Velli Prize
Established in recognition of Giuseppe Velli (1928-2013), an inspiring Boccaccio scholar whose work remains fundamental in Italy and North America to this day, the American Boccaccio Association is proud to offer 3 annual prizes recognizing excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and creative work on Boccaccio.
The Paleography Seminar
The American Boccaccio Association, in collaboration with the Enter Nazionale Giovanni Boccaccio, is pleased to sponsor workshops taught by internationally renowned paleographers for the benefit of its members.
Stefano Zamponi Scholarship
In honor of Professor Stefano Zamponi (1949-2024), The American Boccaccio Association and the Ente Nazionale Giovanni Boccaccio are proud to offer one graduate student scholarship to attend ENGB’s summer school
Boccaccio 650 Scuola Estiva. Un accessus a Boccaccio
in Certaldo, Italy.
Lecturae Boccaccii
In 1983, members of the American Boccaccio Association resolved to create a lectura series of all the Decameron's tales based on the analogous model so common in Dante Studies. The concept envisioned a hundred scholarly essays, one for each novella, grouped by giornata into a ten-volume set.