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Vita Nuova
Dante Alighieri
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Description for Vita Nuova
Paperback. 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. Translator(s): Cervigni, Dino S.; Vasta, Edward. Num Pages: 339 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
This bilingual edition of the Vita Nuova is the first facing-page translation of this text to be available in over 50 years. Dino S. Cervigni and Edward Vasta have translated Dante's lyrics into line-by-line free verse that seeks to reproduce Dante's lyrical complexities of meaning, form, and style. The three-part introduction covers Dante's life and work, the form and content of the Vita Nuova, and the theory and practice adopted for the translation. A full concordance with glossary of the Italian text and a detailed index to the English translation will assist Dante scholars, college students, and educated readers alike.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268019266
SKU
V9780268019266
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-13
About Dante Alighieri
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Vita Nuova
“Cervigni and Vasta are to be complimented for their laborious and successful undertaking. This 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 ... Read more