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THE NEW LIFE
N.D. Circa 1916; Dante Alighieri, Dante Gabriel Rossetti; 1st Paul Edition?; London, George G. Harrap & Co.; Full Rebound Leather; Illustrated by Evelyn Paul; 168 Pages; w7.6"xh9.8"; Very Rare!
ATTRIBUTES:
- Brilliant full rustic leather cover design, Gorgeous color raised leather Portrait of Dante within the blind stamped title w/Large "D" to front, Three gold metal studs near sides of boards, Another five metal studs over leather squares in triplicate down hinges,
- Brown leather binding, Decorative end pages, Brilliant color illustrated title page,
- Each page with beautiful decorations/illustrations, Gold tops of pages,
- 13 Stunning color illustrations with gold illumination (some pasted on)
- And a Great Classic; Fine Display Book!
SUMMARY:
La Vita Nuova is a text by Dante Alighieri published in 1295. It is an expression of the medieval genre of courtly love in a prosimetrum style, a combination of both prose and verse.
Contains 42 brief chapters 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. Dante's two-part commentaries explain each poem, placing them within the context of his life. The chapters containing poems consist of three parts: the semi-autobiographical narrative, the lyric that resulted from those circumstances, and brief structural outline of the lyric. The poems present a frame story, recounting Dante's love of Beatrice from his first sight of her (when he was nine and she eight) all the way to his mourning after her death, and his determination to write of her "that which has never been written of any woman."
BACKGROUND:
Durante degli Alighieri (c. 1265 – 1321), was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was a British poet, illustrator, painter and translator, and a member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
Evelyn Maude Blanche Paul (1883 – 1963) was an artist best known for her book illustrations, including those replicating the style of medieval illuminations. Her work shows a variety of influences including Gothic, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. Most significantly, the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti has been identified as one of Paul's major influences.
CONDITION:
- Condition is Very Good. Xmas 1923 inscription verso first end page, little wear to boards on purpose mimicking a medieval design, uncommon clean pages/usual blemished, pages/hinges/text block are very good!
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