{"product_id":"la-vita-nuova-dante-alighieri-9780140449471","title":"La Vita Nuova","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry, LA VITA NUOVA is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems themselves tell the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through Dante's sufferings and his attempts to conceal the true object of his devotion by the use of 'screen-loves', to his overwhelming grief ather death, ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. These are some of the richest love poems in literature and the movement from self-pitying lament to praise for the beloved's beauty and virtue, illustrate the elevating power of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dante Alighieri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140449477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.92w x 0.29d","brand":"Dante Alighieri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988804894975,"sku":"9780140449471","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30bfdc77-0c66-4865-8dd1-332e8c07ea2e.jpg?v=1683296496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-vita-nuova-dante-alighieri-9780140449471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}