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128 pages • first pub 1294 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140449471
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 19 October 2004
Description
A unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry The La Vita Nuova is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. The poems themselves te...
Community Reviews Summary of 591 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
inspiring 32%
challenging 24%
informative 24%
sad 24%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 20% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Death
128 pages • first pub 1294 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140449471
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 19 October 2004
Description
A unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry The La Vita Nuova is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. The poems themselves te...
Community Reviews Summary of 591 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
inspiring 32%
challenging 24%
informative 24%
sad 24%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 20% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Grief, Death