Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay (Rev and Enl)

Author/Contributor(s):	Dante Alighieri ; Musa, Mark
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Date:	04/22/1973
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this new edition Musa views Dante's intention as one of cruel and comic commentary on the shallowness and self-pity of his protagonist, who only occasionally glimpses the true nature of love.

. . . the explication de texte which accompanies [Musa's] translation is instructively novel, always admirable. . . . This present work offers English readers a lengthy appraisal which should figure in future scholarly discussions. --Choice