| Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay Rev and Enl Edition Contributor(s): Dante Alighieri (Author), Musa, Mark (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0253201624 ISBN-13: 9780253201621 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1973 Annotation: 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 72079909 |
| Series: Midland Book |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.53 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |