Vita Nuova

Dante's Vita Nuova (1292-94) is widely recognized as his most profound work. A lyrical prose story connects the thirty-one poems in this, his first major work, celebrating and debating the subject of love. It is a love narrative based on Dante's meeting with Beatrice and the "Lord of Love," intending to verify the "new life" that this meeting inspired. This is a fresh translation of a great work that has been viewed as biography, religious allegory, and a meditation on poetry itself, with a critical introduction and explanatory notes.Description of the Series: For almost a century, Oxford World's Classics has made the widest range of literature from throughout the world available. Each cheap book represents Oxford's commitment to scholarship, with authoritative introductions by top authorities, substantial notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.