Vita nuova
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Vita nuova is a prosimetrum by Dante Alighieri that blends autobiographical narrative, poetry, and commentary to recount his early love for Beatrice and explore the nature of love and poetic inspiration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vita Nova | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian literature
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medieval literary work ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
grief
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idealization of the beloved ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ spiritualization of love ⓘ |
| commentaryFunction | author explains circumstances and meaning of each poem ⓘ |
| contains |
ballate
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canzoni ⓘ lyric poems ⓘ prose commentary on poems ⓘ sonnets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts | death of Beatrice ⓘ |
| explores |
relationship between earthly and divine love
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role of the poet as interpreter of love ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Dante’s early love for Beatrice
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development of the poet’s vocation ⓘ |
| form | sequence of poems framed by prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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commentary literature ⓘ love literature ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recollections of encounters with Beatrice
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vision narratives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante’s Divine Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Italian lyric tradition ⓘ |
| languageForm | Tuscan vernacular ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early masterpiece of Dante
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foundational work of Italian vernacular prose and poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Beatrice Portinari
NERFINISHED
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Dante (narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Dolce Stil Novo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | Dante’s youth and early adulthood ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays | Beatrice as an idealized, almost angelic figure ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | alternation of prose and poetry ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | New Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vita Nova
subject surface form:
La Vita Nuova