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(3.88) | 1 / 44 | La Vita Nuova (1292 ?94) has many aspects. Dante ?s libello, or ?little book, ? is most obviously a book about love. In a sequence of thirty-one poems, the author recounts his love of Beatrice from his first sight of her (when he was nine and she eight), through unrequited love and chance encounters, to his profound grief sixteen years later at her sudden and unexpected death. Linked with Dante ?s verse are commentaries on the individual poems ?their form and meaning ?as well as the events and feelings from which they originate. Through these commentaries the poet comes to see romantic love as the first step in a spiritual journey that leads to salvation and the capacity for divine love. He aims to reside with Beatrice among the stars. David Slavitt gives us a readable and appealing translation of one of the early, defining masterpieces of European literature, animating its verse and prose with a fluid, lively, and engaging idiom and rhythm. His translation makes this first major book of Dante ?s stand out as a powerful work of art in its own regard, independent of its ?junior ? status to La Commedia. In an Introduction, Seth Lerer considers Dante as a poet of civic life. ?Beatrice, ? he reminds us, ?lives as much on city streets and open congregations as she does in bedroom fantasies and dreams. ?… (more) |
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In quella parte del libro de la mia memoria dinanzi a la quale poco si potrebbe leggere, si trova una rubrica la quale dice: Incipit vita nova. | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (2)▾Book descriptions La Vita Nuova (1292 ?94) has many aspects. Dante ?s libello, or ?little book, ? is most obviously a book about love. In a sequence of thirty-one poems, the author recounts his love of Beatrice from his first sight of her (when he was nine and she eight), through unrequited love and chance encounters, to his profound grief sixteen years later at her sudden and unexpected death. Linked with Dante ?s verse are commentaries on the individual poems ?their form and meaning ?as well as the events and feelings from which they originate. Through these commentaries the poet comes to see romantic love as the first step in a spiritual journey that leads to salvation and the capacity for divine love. He aims to reside with Beatrice among the stars. David Slavitt gives us a readable and appealing translation of one of the early, defining masterpieces of European literature, animating its verse and prose with a fluid, lively, and engaging idiom and rhythm. His translation makes this first major book of Dante ?s stand out as a powerful work of art in its own regard, independent of its ?junior ? status to La Commedia. In an Introduction, Seth Lerer considers Dante as a poet of civic life. ?Beatrice, ? he reminds us, ?lives as much on city streets and open congregations as she does in bedroom fantasies and dreams. ? ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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First Edition thus; fore edge deckled; text in Italian and printed in black and red ink; pages have red decorative borders; numerous black and white illustrated plates; Very Good- in gilt-stamped vellum wraps; minor wear to edges and extrems; vellum wraps are rubbed and very lightly soiled; wraps are bowed (as is common with vellum wraps); wrap shows split in lower left, repaired with tape; green ribbons that originally tied the wraps together are torn at fore edge; gilt text faded; toning to page edges; a few pages are lightly tanned; several pages uncut; very sporadic and light foxing; else a clean and tight copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 113 pages | |
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Blessed was his muse, Adored in painful silence, Deathless now her name. (hillaryrose7) | |
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