Dante’s Vita Nuova, New Edition
A Translation and an Essay
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
| Author: | Dante Alighieri | ISBN: | 9780253011947 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | April 22, 1973 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dante Alighieri |
| ISBN: | 9780253011947 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | April 22, 1973 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
In this new edition Musa views Dante's intention as one of cruel and comic commentary on the shallowness and self-pity of his protagonist, who only occasionally glimpses the true nature of love.
... the explication de texte which accompanies [Musa's] translation is instructively novel, always admirable.... This present work offers English readers a lengthy appraisal which should figure in future scholarly discussions." —Choice
In this new edition Musa views Dante's intention as one of cruel and comic commentary on the shallowness and self-pity of his protagonist, who only occasionally glimpses the true nature of love.
... the explication de texte which accompanies [Musa's] translation is instructively novel, always admirable.... This present work offers English readers a lengthy appraisal which should figure in future scholarly discussions." —Choice
