9781529042306 La Vita Nuova 29.8000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/classics La Vita Nuova (The New Life) is Dante's first major work. La Vita Nuova serves as an important precursor to Dante's masterpiece, The Divine Comedy. By recalling each meeting with Beatrice, including a rejection by her, this short book is at once a heartfelt account of youthful love and a religious allegory. It was met with great acclaim acknowledging Rossetti's skill as a meticulous and poetic translator.įrom the first time the poet sets eyes on Beatrice, he says 'love quite governed my soul' and his devotion to her knows no end. This edition is the English translation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti which was first published in The Early Italian Poets in 1861 and then reissued in 1874 by Dante and his Circle. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.

Set in thirteenth century Florence, Dante describes his love for Beatrice through poems, sonnets and prose. La Vita Nuova (The New Life) is Dante's first major work. This edition is the English translation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti which was first published in Th.

Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri