{"product_id":"la-vita-nuova-love-poems","title":"La Vita Nuova: Love Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in thirteenth century Florence, Dante describes his love for Beatrice through poems, sonnets and prose in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLa Vita Nuova\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The New Life). This edition is the English translation by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Early Italian Poets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1861 and then reissued in 1874 by Dante and his Circle. It was met with great acclaim acknowledging Rossetti's skill as a meticulous and poetic translator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the first time the poet sets eyes on Beatrice, he says \"love quite governed my soul\" and his devotion to her knows no end. By recalling each meeting with Beatrice, including a rejection by her, this short book is at once a heartfelt account of youthful love and a religious allegory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLa Vita Nuova\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as an important precursor to Dante's masterpiece, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Divine Comedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46624061423810,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/8002\/4002\/files\/81nFEl3ZpzL._SL1500.jpg?v=1769696488","url":"https:\/\/frictionbooks.com\/products\/la-vita-nuova-love-poems","provider":"Friction Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}