Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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English
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Originally published as The Early Italian Poets in 1861, this book is full of Rossetti's beautiful translations from the original Italian of Dante Alighieri. The first section treats Dante's "La Vita Nuova" and other poems, as well as poems by Dante's close friends, such as Guido Cavalcanti and Cino da Pistoia. The second section covers many important poets preceding Dante.
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Tate Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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With an introduction from poet Amy Key, this volume presents anew the poetry of Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth for a contemporary audience to read and enjoy. These carefully selected poems are arranged thematically under the headings of 'Love', 'Sex', 'Money', and 'Death'. Beautifully designed and illustrated with sumptuous Pre-Raphaelite images, this exquisite collection of poetry is full of romantic appeal.
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English
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"'The Divine Comedy' begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity. Allen Mandelbaum's astonishingly Dantean translation, which captures so much of the life of the original, renders whole for us the masterpiece that genius whom...
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Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Fall in love with love in this gorgeous collection of poems from Italian master Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy. Although collections of lyric poems singing the praises of love are as old as the written word, La Vita Nuova is remarkably innovative. Combining works in verse and prose in a linked series of pieces exploring the complexities of courtly love, this enchanting anthology is a must-read for poetry fans.
18) La Vita Nuova
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English
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This celebration of the poet's passionate love for his immortal Beatrice weaves together rapturous sonnets and canzoni with prose commentaries and an autobiographical narrative. A predecessor to The Divine Comedy, La Vita Nuova (The New Life) also serves as an ever-relevant treatise on the art and technique of poetry.
