Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Vita nuova

Autor Dante Alighieri
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 iul 2015
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.
Citește tot Restrânge

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780268019259
ISBN-10: 0268019258
Pagini: 350
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Editura: University of Notre Dame Press

Descriere

This version of Dante's major work is presented in Italian text with a facing English translation. His revolutionary document encompasses vernacular poetry and concepts of love. It also contains Dante's prose commentaries on the poems, describing his dreams, imaginings, visions and encounters.

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.