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Vita Nuova

Autor Dante Alighieri Mark Musa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2008
Vita Nuova (1292-94) is the first of Dante's major writings. It is a supreme work of love; thirty-one poems are linked by a lyrical prose narrative poem celebrating and debating the subject of love. In the opening chapter Dante sets himself the task of giving meaning to the poetry which he composed and the events which took place after his meeting with Beatrice and the `Lord of Love'. The `new life' which this meeting inspired is the subject of Dante's most profound creation, which has been read variously as biography, religious allegory, and a meditation on poetry itself. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780199540655
ISBN-10: 0199540659
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 130 x 200 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Recenzii

'the Vita Nuova calls for a bold translator ... Mark Musa, who has published a well-known translation of the Divine Comedy, is much better qualified than most for the task.'Times LIterary Supplement

Notă biografică

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italy's greatest poet, was born in Florence and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided between political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice, including the Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. Virginia Jewiss (translator/introducer) is a Dante scholar and a translator with a Ph.D. in Italian literature from Yale, where she taught for many years before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins. Her translations include works by Luigi Pirandello, Roberto Saviano, Melania Mazzucco, Paolo Sorrentino, and Matteo Garrone. She lives in Rome and Washington, DC.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

“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 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

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.
“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 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

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.