Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that heaven would be a more enjoyable place if people who were in love on Earth were allowed to continue experiencing the same level of happiness and satisfaction in the afterlife. In other words, the author believes that the pleasures and intimacy shared by lovers on Earth should be able to continue in heaven, making it an even more perfect and blissful place.
About Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio was an influential Italian writer and Renaissance humanist, best known for his work The Decameron. He is considered one of the “Three Crowns” of Italian literature, along with Dante and Petrarch, and is credited as a pioneer of the Italian literary tradition.
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