Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri

Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri

Written between 1292 and 1295, the Vita Nuova consists of 31 poems inspired by the historical but idealised and mythologised Lady Beatrice. This bi-lingual edition contains Michael Barbi's 1932 Italian edition plus an English translation.

“Cervigni and Vasta are to be complimented for their laborious and successful undertakingThis edition will be extremely useful, for it presents us with a version of the Vita nuova that will open up new interpretive and pedagogical avenues.” —Italica

“Whatever reputation this translation will gain for its scholarly accomplishments, its excellent overall design, and general ease of use is sure to reclaim a large body of lay readers and experts alike to this lesser known of Dante’s major works.” —Crisis

“An important contribution for Dante specialists.” —Library Journal

“Students and scholars of Dante and medieval philology will find much to ponder in the material so painstakingly assembled here.” —Choice

Durante degli Alighieri, commonly known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante (1265 – 1321), was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.

Dino S. Cervigni is professor of Italian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of numerous books, as well as founder and editor of the journal Annali d'Italianistica.

Edward Vasta is professor emeritus of English and a fellow of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame.

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ISBN 13	9780268019266
ISBN 10	0268019266
Title	Vita Nuova
Author	Dante Alighieri
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Notre Dame Press
Year published	1995-03-31
Number of pages	350
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.