Vita nuova

This bilingual edition of the <i>Vita Nuova</i> is the first facing-page translation of this text to be available in over 50 years. Dino S. Cervigni and Edward Vasta have translated Dante's lyrics into line-by-line free verse that seeks to reproduce Dante's lyrical complexities of meaning form and style. The three-part introduction covers Dante's life and work the form and content of the <i>Vita Nuova</i> and the theory and practice adopted for the translation. A full concordance with glossary of the Italian text and a detailed index to the English translation will assist Dante scholars college students and educated readers alike.