| Author |
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
| Translator |
Suchtelen, Nico van, 1878-1949 |
| Title |
Het Nieuwe Leven (La Vita Nuova)
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/
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| Summary |
"Het Nieuwe Leven (La Vita Nuova)" by Dante Alighieri is a lyrical work reflecting on love, written in the 14th century. This text intricately blends poetry and prose to explore Dante's youthful love for Beatrice, highlighting themes of love, loss, and spiritual awakening. Through passionate verses, Dante presents Beatrice not only as his beloved but also as a symbol of divine beauty and virtue. The opening of "Het Nieuwe Leven" introduces readers to a thoughtful meditation on the nature of love and artistry. It discusses the dichotomy between the personal and the idealized in Dante’s writing, setting the stage for a profound exploration of emotional depth and artistic expression. The narrative begins with the significance of an encounter with Beatrice, illustrating how this event transforms Dante's understanding of love and inspires his poetry. This early passage hints at the tension between the mundane reality of life and the lofty ideals that art seeks to capture, foreshadowing the journey of love and spiritual revelation that unfolds throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Dutch |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Italian literature -- Translations into Dutch
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
28029 |
| Release Date |
Feb 9, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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