Dante gathers thirty-one poems and prose commentary to describe his love for Beatrice, from his first sight of her as a child through her greeting, his disappointment, her death, and the vision that leads him to promise to write about her what has never been written about any woman. The prose passages explain how each poem came about and how it is structured. It is an early work and a forerunner of the Divine Comedy.
Readers of medieval literature, courtly love poetry, and Dante will find the beginnings of his poetic ideas. It is short, and shows how a love story can be a form of autobiography.
Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a demanding read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Mondadori
- ISBN
- 9788804468615
- Language
- IT
Quotes by Dante Alighieri
More →There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
The Divine Comedy
In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost.
The Divine Comedy
