Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition : A Translation and an Essay /

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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 instructive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Other Authors: Musa, Mark (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1973]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Italian poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
POETRY > Continental European.
English poetry > Translations from Italian.
Italian poetry > Translations into English.
Translations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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]]>
Item Description:"An essay on the Vita nuova": pages [87]-174.
Prose in English; sonnets in English and Italian.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780253011947

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