The New Life (La Vita Nuova)
The New Life, La Vita Nuova, is the book in which Dante, around 1294, gathered the poems he had written for Beatrice Portinari and surrounded them with a prose account of his love from their first meeting as children through her death in 1290, together with analyses of each poem. The sonnets and canzoni, the dreams and visions, the ladies who screen the poet's devotion and the final promise to say of Beatrice what was never said of any woman point directly toward the Divine Comedy. This is the translation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, made in his early twenties and first published in 1861, reissued in 1899 in the Siddal Edition with a prefatory note. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about The New Life (La Vita Nuova)
The New Life (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is The New Life (La Vita Nuova) in the public domain?
Yes. The New Life (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri is a public-domain work, here in the translation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The New Life (La Vita Nuova)?
About 1 h 39 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The New Life (La Vita Nuova)?
The New Life (La Vita Nuova) by Dante Alighieri is filed under "Essays & Letters" in the Vinteuil library.
