![]() ![]() Today we’ll be discussing, and a little bit in haste of course, because I haven’t got much time to do this, but we’ll devote the whole class to the Vita nova or nuova, as it is called which is Dante’s first work. Yale University An Introduction to Vita nuova and Its Autobiographical Structure Sterling Professor in the Humanities for Italian ![]() This relationship is then placed in its larger cultural context to highlight the Vita nuova‘s anticipation of the Divine Comedy. The novelty of the poet’s final resolution is tied to the relationship he discovers between love and knowledge. Medieval theories of love and the diverse poetics they inspired are discussed in contrast. The poet’s love for Beatrice is explored as the catalyst for his search for a new poetic voice. This lecture is devoted to the Vita nuova, Dante’s autobiographical account of his “double apprenticeship” in poetry and love. By Henry Holiday, 1883 / Walker Art Gallery Dante meets Beatrice at Ponte Santa Trinità, inspired by La Vita Nuova (Beatrice is in white). ![]()
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