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Of the generation immediately following [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante Aligheri]]'s, he is widely seen as a precursor of TheRenaissance. However, he is also in a unique position: his life having overlapped with Dante's, he was uniquely positioned to write a biography of the great poet (his ''Life of Dante'', which is still in print and widely-read) and a commentary/explication of the ''Comedy''. Also, despite his great admiration for Dante, he frequently criticized Dante for being too emotional and spiritual; as one might have guessed based on the differences between the ''Decameron'' and the ''Comedy'', Boccaccio was more interested in the good life here on Earth than the complexities of theology.
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Of the generation immediately following [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante Aligheri]]'s, he is widely seen as a precursor of TheRenaissance. However, he is also in a unique position: his life having overlapped with Dante's, he was uniquely positioned to write a biography of the great poet (his ''Life of Dante'', which is still in print and widely-read) and a commentary/explication of the ''Comedy''. Also, despite his great admiration for Dante, he frequently criticized Dante for being too emotional and spiritual; as one might have guessed based on the differences between the ''Decameron'' and the ''Comedy'', Boccaccio was more interested in the good life here on Earth than the complexities of theology. Foreshadowing the Renaissance, he was quite obsessed with the Ancient Greeks and Romans, and wrote a [[DoorStopper incredibly gigantic catalogue]] of ClassicalMythology for the purpose of edifying fellow Italian writers.
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