ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Vita Nova is made up of
A
three songs
B
text and sonnets
C
text in Greek
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Structure. La Vita Nuova contains 42 brief chapters (31 for Guglielmo Gorni) with commentaries on 25 sonnets, one ballata, and four canzoni; one canzone is left unfinished, interrupted by the death of Beatrice Portinari, Dante’s lifelong love.

Detailed explanation-2: -La vita nuova, (Italian: “The New Life”) work written about 1293 by Dante regarding his feelings for Beatrice, who comes to represent for Dante the ideal woman.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name “Vita Nuova” (“new life”) comes from the title of Italian medieval poet Dante Alighieri’s first book of poetry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hands down, the best version of this text you can currently grab on the market is from the Oxford World Classic’s series. Translated by Mark Musa who’s focus at Indiana University is ancient Italian literature, Vita Nuova shines in this copy.

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