Vita Nuova

Description

Product ID:	9780140449471
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Vita Nuova
Authors:	Author: Dante Alighieri, Barbara Reynolds
Page Count:	112
Subjects:	Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets
Description:	Select Guide Rating A selection of the author's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. It tells the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through the author's sufferings, to his overwhelming grief at her death, ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. 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.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2004-01-29

Weight	88 g
Dimensions	195 × 130 × 10 mm