Vita Nuova

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.

• | Author: Dante Alighieri, Barbara Reynolds
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jan 29, 2004
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780140449471
• | ISBN-10: 0140449477