Vita Nuova

Author: Dante Alighieri

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  • : 9781847493583
  • : Alma Books Ltd
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  • : November 2013
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  • : July 2014
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Description

Vita Nuova is universally recognized as Dante's early masterpiece, and it includes some of his best poetry outside the Divine Comedy, to which it can be regarded as a sort of prequel. Part poetical tribute, part autobiography, it traces Dante's passionate love for Beatrice from his first meeting with her as a boy to her premature death at the age of twenty-four and the psychological and emotional turmoil that this caused him.

Author description

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy," is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, "Inferno," remains one of the most popular books of all time. Anthony Mortimer is acclaimed for his translations of Petrarch and Michelangelo.