Vita Nuova Paperback / softback
by Dante Alighieri
Paperback / softback
Description
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 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:112 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:29/01/2004
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- ISBN:9780140449471
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:112 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:29/01/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140449471