Vita Nuova: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text by Dante Alighieri

Vita Nuova: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text

Dante Alighieri with Virginia Jewiss (Translator)

224 pages first pub 1294 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
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Dante was only nine years old when he first met young Beatrice in Florence. Loving her for the rest of his life with a devotion undiminished by even her untimely death, he would dedicate himself to transfiguring her, through poetry, into something...

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Community Reviews

3.59
based on 794 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

emotional: 68%

challenging: 29%

inspiring: 27%

sad: 25%

informative: 20%

hopeful: 12%

mysterious: 10%

lighthearted: 6%

relaxing: 6%

funny: 1%


Pace

22% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
38% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
80% of readers chose Character
17% of readers chose N/A
Plot
Character
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Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
19% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

31% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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