Het Nieuwe Leven (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri

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Author Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Translator Suchtelen, Nico van, 1878-1949
Title Het Nieuwe Leven (La Vita Nuova)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vita_Nuova Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita_nuova
Note Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "Het Nieuwe Leven (La Vita Nuova)" by Dante Alighieri is a lyrical work reflecting on love, written in the 14th century. This text intricately blends poetry and prose to explore Dante's youthful love for Beatrice, highlighting themes of love, loss, and spiritual awakening. Through passionate verses, Dante presents Beatrice not only as his beloved but also as a symbol of divine beauty and virtue. The opening of "Het Nieuwe Leven" introduces readers to a thoughtful meditation on the nature of love and artistry. It discusses the dichotomy between the personal and the idealized in Dante’s writing, setting the stage for a profound exploration of emotional depth and artistic expression. The narrative begins with the significance of an encounter with Beatrice, illustrating how this event transforms Dante's understanding of love and inspires his poetry. This early passage hints at the tension between the mundane reality of life and the lofty ideals that art seeks to capture, foreshadowing the journey of love and spiritual revelation that unfolds throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Dutch
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Italian literature -- Translations into Dutch
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EBook-No. 28029
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Most Recently Updated Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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