What is La Vita Nuova?
[[File:Dante and beatrice.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Dante meets Beatrice at [[Ponte Santa Trinita]]'']] '''''La Vita Nuova''''' or '''''Vita Nova''''' (in [[English language|English]]: ''The New Life'') is a book written by [[Dante Alighieri]] in 1295. It is an expression of the medieval [[courtly love]] and it is written in a ''[[prosimetrum]]'' style, a combination of both [[prose]] and [[Verse (poetry)|verse]]. It tells the story of his love for [[Beatrice Portinari]], who also served as the ultimate symbol of salvation in ''[[The Divine Comedy]]''. {{lit-stub}} [[Category:13th-century books|Vita Nuova, La]] [[Category:Italian literature]]