La Vita Nuova |
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| Author:
| Dante Alighieri, |
| Translator:
| Reynolds, Barbara |
| Introduction by:
| Reynolds, Barbara |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-044947-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.00 |
Book Description:
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A unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry, LA VITA NUOVA is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. The poems themselves tell the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through Dante's sufferings and his attempts to conceal the true object of his devotion by the use of 'screen-loves', to his...
More DescriptionA unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry, LA VITA NUOVA is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary.
The poems themselves tell the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through Dante's sufferings and his attempts to conceal the true object of his devotion by the use of 'screen-loves', to his overwhelming grief ather death, ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. These are some of the richest love poems in literature and the movement from self-pitying lament to praise for the beloved's beauty and virtue, illustrate the elevating power of love.