Vita Nuova - Couverture souple

Alighieri, Dante

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140449477 ISBN 13 : 9780140449471

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2004

Synopsis

VITA NUOVA. Legatura editoriale in tutta pelle con titoli al dorso e fregi al piatto superiore e posteriore. Esemplare intonso.  Edizione critica della Società Dantesca Italiana, a cura di Michele Barbi. Tre tavole a colori fuori testo.  . (7), CCDXXXVI, 104, (6). . . . . .

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most famous of which - The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova - was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice. He died in Ravenna in 1321.Before retiring Barbara Reynolds was Lecturer in Italian at Cambridge University. She holds 3 honorary doctorates & has translated Ariosto's Orlando Furioso for Penguin Classics.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0140449477
• ISBN 13: 9780140449471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112