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DANTE ALIGHIERI La Vita Nuova DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (8 Photogravures) c1900
DANTE ALIGHIERI La Vita Nuova DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (8 Photogravures) c1900
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LA VITA NUOVA
(The New Life)
By Dante Alighieri
Translated and Illustrated by Photogravures after Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
With the Fifth Canto of Dante'd Inferno, and Rossetti's Two Illustrations thereto.
George Routledge & Sons, London, n.d.(circa 1900). Hardcover Beautiful edition translated and illustrated with 8 photogravures after paintings by Rossetti on heavy paper. Cloth spine and decorative paper covered boards, 103 pages, illustrated with eight sepiatone photogravures after paintings by Pre-Raphaelite leader Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
CONDITION
In very good condition. The binding is sound and in good condition. Endpapers good and with no writing, all contents present including all 8 photogravures. Pages good. Photogravures are good. Overall a good copy.
La Vita Nuova is a work written in 1293 by the famous poet and philosopher Dante. The book as a whole describes the undying love Dante had for his beloved Beatrice. Dante narrates the story of life with Beatrice which includes poems he wrote before approaching her. Dante begins his book by describing his love at the tender age of nine years. Both Dante and Beatrice were childhood friends.
At the age of eighteen, Dante is afraid of proclaiming his love for fear of rejection. Nevertheless, he muscled up all the courage he had and engaged his beloved. In more than thirty chapters, the author uses brief poems and commentaries to describe his life with Beatrice. The love story is quickly interrupted by the tragic death of Beatrice. Dante laments in deep pain over his loss but maintains praises of his late wife’s virtues.
The author describes his grieving period with much detail. He also tells of a particular lady who saw his opportunity to get on his good side and replace Beatrice. However, she soon realizes that even in death, Beatrice still rules Dante’s heart. As the story comes to an end, Beatrice appears one last time as she had when they first met: a child dressed in red. At the time of his death in 1321, Dante had not only embodied everything he knew but also everything he could invent: virtues and virtues that surround human life.
(The New Life)
By Dante Alighieri
Translated and Illustrated by Photogravures after Paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
With the Fifth Canto of Dante'd Inferno, and Rossetti's Two Illustrations thereto.
George Routledge & Sons, London, n.d.(circa 1900). Hardcover Beautiful edition translated and illustrated with 8 photogravures after paintings by Rossetti on heavy paper. Cloth spine and decorative paper covered boards, 103 pages, illustrated with eight sepiatone photogravures after paintings by Pre-Raphaelite leader Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
CONDITION
In very good condition. The binding is sound and in good condition. Endpapers good and with no writing, all contents present including all 8 photogravures. Pages good. Photogravures are good. Overall a good copy.
La Vita Nuova is a work written in 1293 by the famous poet and philosopher Dante. The book as a whole describes the undying love Dante had for his beloved Beatrice. Dante narrates the story of life with Beatrice which includes poems he wrote before approaching her. Dante begins his book by describing his love at the tender age of nine years. Both Dante and Beatrice were childhood friends.
At the age of eighteen, Dante is afraid of proclaiming his love for fear of rejection. Nevertheless, he muscled up all the courage he had and engaged his beloved. In more than thirty chapters, the author uses brief poems and commentaries to describe his life with Beatrice. The love story is quickly interrupted by the tragic death of Beatrice. Dante laments in deep pain over his loss but maintains praises of his late wife’s virtues.
The author describes his grieving period with much detail. He also tells of a particular lady who saw his opportunity to get on his good side and replace Beatrice. However, she soon realizes that even in death, Beatrice still rules Dante’s heart. As the story comes to an end, Beatrice appears one last time as she had when they first met: a child dressed in red. At the time of his death in 1321, Dante had not only embodied everything he knew but also everything he could invent: virtues and virtues that surround human life.
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