Vita Nuova
(Poems of Youth)
$20.50
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2004
Summary
A revised edition of Dante’s early poems, inspired by his love for Beatrice.
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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140449471 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140449477 |
| Author: | Dante Alighieri, Barbara Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 100g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most famous of which - The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova - was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice. He died in Ravenna in 1321.
Before retiring Barbara Reynolds was Lecturer in Italian at Cambridge University. She holds 3 honorary doctorates & has translated Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso.
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