New Life (La vita nuova)
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La Vita Nuova, one of Dante Alighieri's earliest works, is a collection of poems and prose that tells the story of his love for Beatrice, a young woman who becomes the embodiment of his idealized love. The work begins with Dante's first encounter with Beatrice and traces the development of their relationship through a series of sonnets, canzoni, and prose passages. Beatrice's death in 1290 devastates Dante, but her memory continues to inspire him throughout his life. La Vita Nuova is a moving and introspective meditation on the nature of love, loss, and the search for spiritual meaning.Book Details
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Dante Alighieri
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Dante is known for establishing the use of the vernacular in literature at a time when most poetry was written in Latin, making it accessible only to the most educated readers. His De vulgari eloquent...
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