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Realistic Elements in Dante s Vita Nuova
Author(s) -
Rosa Sister
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1944.tb03930.x
Subject(s) - allegory , narrative , argument (complex analysis) , realism , art , humanities , philosophy , literature , biochemistry , chemistry
The realism in the Vita Nuova is an argument in favor of the genuineness of the narrative and the persons mentioned. Too often the work is regarded as mere allegory and Beatrice is thought to be only idealistic symbolism.