Project Gutenberg 2012-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 1195 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828 1882 Rossetti, Gabriel Charles Dante Rosetti, Dante Gabriel The New Life (La Vita Nuova) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vita_Nuova E-text prepared by Brian Foley, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The New Life (La Vita Nuova)" by Dante Alighieri is an autobiographical work that blends poetry and prose, written in the 14th century. The narrative reflects Dante's profound love for Beatrice, a woman he idealizes as a source of inspiration and spiritual elevation. Through the lens of his youthful experiences, the text explores themes of love, loss, and transcendence, painting an intricate picture of the poet's emotional and spiritual journey. The opening of the work introduces the author’s recollection of the moment he first saw Beatrice, encapsulating the profound impact this encounter had on him. Dante describes a vivid meeting with Beatrice when they were both children, detailing the emotional turmoil and awakening that her image ignited within him. His account blends mystical elements with personal reflection, signaling the onset of a passionate yet complicated love story that unfolds throughout the text. As Dante reflects on his feelings, we see him grappling with his emotions and the consequences of loving someone so noble and transcendent, setting the stage for a rich exploration of devotion and its complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41085/41085-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Italian literature -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature 195139 2025-07-16T14:35:59.044180 text/html 169773 2024-10-23T11:30:00 text/html 215782 2025-07-16T14:36:02.979150 application/epub+zip 215772 2025-07-16T14:35:59.910239 application/epub+zip 120037 2025-07-16T14:35:59.431192 application/epub+zip 280153 2025-07-16T14:36:05.332150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263153 2025-07-16T14:36:02.572185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170674 2022-09-18T18:38:13.182232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163601 2025-07-16T14:35:58.657170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143585 2024-10-23T11:30:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18597 2025-07-16T14:36:05.467144 application/rdf+xml 13085 2025-07-16T14:35:59.510177 image/jpeg 2150 2025-07-16T14:35:59.471222 image/jpeg 201335 2025-07-16T14:35:59.071210 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia