Author : Dante Alighieri
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781387784653
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)
Book Synopsis La Vita Nuova (Vita Nova - The New Life) by : Dante Alighieri
Download or read book La Vita Nuova (Vita Nova - The New Life) written by Dante Alighieri and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Vita Nuova - in English The New Life - is a poem by Dante Alighieri which expresses the virtues of Medieval courtship and love. First published in 1295 during the dawn of the Italian Renaissance period, this work discusses the praiseworthy aspects of courtship which first appeared during the Medieval era. Dante was a great admirer of this practice, feeling that the tradition elevated both love and courteous behaviour in a manner befitting an experience of such emotive depth. Dante first authored this book during his own association with Beatrice Portinari, a paramour who was to symbolise human love for the artist in both life and death. La Vita Nuova is distinct from other, later works by Dante in that it was authored in his native Italian, rather than the Latin he employed in The Divine Comedy and other works.