Vita nuova
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Vita nuova is a prosimetrum by Dante Alighieri that blends autobiographical narrative, poetry, and commentary to recount his early love for Beatrice and explore the nature of love and poetic inspiration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vita nuova canonical | 4 |
| Incipit Vita Nova | 1 |
| Vita Nova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5347615 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vita nuova Context triple: [Convivio, relatedWork, Vita nuova]
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A.
The Italian Woman
The Italian Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Clara Williams.
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B.
Le Strade Nuove
Le Strade Nuove is a historic network of grand Renaissance and Baroque streets in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its prestigious palaces and urban planning.
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C.
La Figlia che Piange
"La Figlia che Piange" is a lyric poem by T. S. Eliot, noted for its introspective exploration of memory, regret, and the complexities of romantic parting.
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D.
La Nona Ora
La Nona Ora is a provocative contemporary art installation by Maurizio Cattelan depicting Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite, symbolizing the vulnerability and fallibility of religious authority.
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E.
Il mestiere di vivere
Il mestiere di vivere is the posthumously published diary of Italian writer Cesare Pavese, offering an intimate and often bleak reflection on his inner life, literary ideas, and existential struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vita nuova Target entity description: Vita nuova is a prosimetrum by Dante Alighieri that blends autobiographical narrative, poetry, and commentary to recount his early love for Beatrice and explore the nature of love and poetic inspiration.
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A.
The Italian Woman
The Italian Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Clara Williams.
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B.
Le Strade Nuove
Le Strade Nuove is a historic network of grand Renaissance and Baroque streets in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its prestigious palaces and urban planning.
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C.
La Figlia che Piange
"La Figlia che Piange" is a lyric poem by T. S. Eliot, noted for its introspective exploration of memory, regret, and the complexities of romantic parting.
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D.
La Nona Ora
La Nona Ora is a provocative contemporary art installation by Maurizio Cattelan depicting Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite, symbolizing the vulnerability and fallibility of religious authority.
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E.
Il mestiere di vivere
Il mestiere di vivere is the posthumously published diary of Italian writer Cesare Pavese, offering an intimate and often bleak reflection on his inner life, literary ideas, and existential struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian literature
ⓘ
medieval literary work ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
grief
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idealization of the beloved ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ spiritualization of love ⓘ |
| commentaryFunction | author explains circumstances and meaning of each poem ⓘ |
| contains |
ballate
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canzoni ⓘ lyric poems ⓘ prose commentary on poems ⓘ sonnets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts | death of Beatrice ⓘ |
| explores |
relationship between earthly and divine love
ⓘ
role of the poet as interpreter of love ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Dante’s early love for Beatrice
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development of the poet’s vocation ⓘ |
| form | sequence of poems framed by prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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commentary literature ⓘ love literature ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ prosimetrum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recollections of encounters with Beatrice
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vision narratives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante’s Divine Comedy
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linked to:
Divine Comedy
Italian lyric tradition ⓘ |
| languageForm | Tuscan vernacular ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early masterpiece of Dante
ⓘ
foundational work of Italian vernacular prose and poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Beatrice Portinari
ⓘ
Dante (narrator) ⓘ
linked to:
Dante (protagonist)
|
| movement | Dolce Stil Novo ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | Dante’s youth and early adulthood ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays | Beatrice as an idealized, almost angelic figure ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Florence ⓘ |
| structure | alternation of prose and poetry ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | New Life ⓘ |
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Subject: Vita nuova Description of subject: Vita nuova is a prosimetrum by Dante Alighieri that blends autobiographical narrative, poetry, and commentary to recount his early love for Beatrice and explore the nature of love and poetic inspiration.
Referenced by (6)
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