![]() ![]() The Essays and Notes that follow the translation of the work by Norton are often useful and readable as well, especially since they include a few translations by other early Italian poets that illustrate pre-Renaissance Italian literature nicely. ![]() It is pretty interesting, as it is devoted to his love for Beatrice. The Vita Nuova, or New Life, by Dante was a work of Norton’s done in his younger years and re-published in this edition many years later. He was also on the first committee that awarded the Dante Prize. He translated his greatest work, the Divine Comedy in the 19th century, as well as this smaller work of the famous Italian poet. Online Introduction to The New Life of Dante Alighieri,Ĭharles Eliot Norton was a big fan of Dante’s. ![]() Elfinspell Editor: Online Introduction to The New Life by Dante Alighieri, translated by Charles Eliot Norton, Renaissance literature, Dante and Beatrice, love poetry, Middle ages, 14th century Italian literature, history ![]()
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