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Dante Alighieri, La Vita Nuova ISBN 13: 9780674050938

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A new translation of Dante's most profound creation, which has been read variously as biography, religious allegory, and a meditation on poetry itself.

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Some translators have been too academic, draining the vigor and wonder from this work but Slavitt's version stays true to the spirit...Considering all the books today about finding one's center in our crazy, image-driven culture, then, "La Vita Nuova"--especially in Slavitt's version--couldn't be more relevant.--Nick Owchar"Los Angeles Times" (09/12/2010)

The "Vita Nuova", Dante's first major work of certain attribution, is an original and sophisticated creation, too often cast aside as little more than a youthful prologue to the "Divine Comedy"...This handsome English edition of the "Vita Nuova" is translated by David R. Slavitt and prefaced by an engaging essay by Seth Lerer...Freed from the customary shackles of academic apparatus, the poetic quality of its lyrics freshly reinstated, the "Vita Nuova"'s signature hybrid texture is here elegantly conveyed.--Tristan Kay"Times Literary Supplement" (10/29/2010)

Graceful, readable, and just--David Slavitt's translation is a delicate and surprising achievement. This is another triumph for Slavitt, and a treat for the rest of us.--Henry Taylor

The "Vita Nuova," Dante's first major work of certain attribution, is an original and sophisticated creation, too often cast aside as little more than a youthful prologue to the "Divine Comedy."..This handsome English edition of the "Vita Nuova" is translated by David R. Slavitt and prefaced by an engaging essay by Seth Lerer...Freed from the customary shackles of academic apparatus, the poetic quality of its lyrics freshly reinstated, the "Vita Nuova"'s signature hybrid texture is here elegantly conveyed.--Tristan Kay"Times Literary Supplement" (10/29/2010)
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David R. Slavitt is a poet and the translator of more than ninety works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Seth Lerer is Dean of Arts and Humanities and Distinguished Professor of Literature at the University of California at San Diego.

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  • PublisherHarvard University Press
  • Publication date2010
  • ISBN 10 0674050932
  • ISBN 13 9780674050938
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages130
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