The Figure of Dante: An Essay on The Vita Nuova (Princeton Essays in Literature)

Jerome Mazzaro examines Dante's Vita Nuova as an artistic correlative to what Dante conceived as an image of himself. Specifically, he explores the structure of the work in relation to medieval views of memory, self, music, form, and interpretation, and against the facts of Dante's life and culture as we have come to know them. Originally published in 1981. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The Vita Nuova And The New Poet -- The Vita Nuova And The Literature Of Self -- The Architecture Of The Vita Nuova -- The Prose Of The Vita Nuova -- The Dante Of The Vita Nuova -- The Vita Nuova And Subsequent Poetic Autobiography. By Jerome Mazzaro. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [139]-145. Cover Contents Preface 1 The Vita Nuova and the "New" Poet 2 The Vita Nuova and the Literature of Self 3 The Architecture of the Vita Nuova 4 The Prose of the Vita Nuova 5 The "Dante" of the Vita Nuova 6 The Vita Nuova and Subsequent Poetic Autobiography Bibliography Index