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The New Life is Dante's first work, written at the end of the 13th century, and is a love narrative that should be read before the Divine Comedy. He falls in love with a girl - Beatrice - whom he first saw when he was 9 years old (she was also 8). Later, at the age of 19, he sees this girl once and then he never meets this girl again in his life. He ascribes the highest and most noble qualities to this girl, whom he has only seen twice, and lives and writes for this girl throughout his life. Just as Beatrice was not in love with Dante, she was also unaware of Dante's love; She marries a knight at the age of 22 and dies of pregnancy poisoning 2 years later. So, when Dante begins the Divine Comedy, Beatrice is still freshly dead. Of course, he is physically dead, but for Dante he is always immortal. After Beatrice greeted him at their second meeting, Dante describes this greeting in detail in the New Life. This love narrative of the author; Since it contains intense imagination, insight and fantasy, your brain may get a little tired while reading. Sometimes you may even get lost in the lines and feel like you are in a maze. It is complex in places but enjoyable to read. And I end my review with these sad lines from Dante - whose real name is Durante.
" - After my happiness was denied to me, I was so deeply saddened that I turned away from people and went to a deserted corner to wet the ground with bitter tears. As soon as my tears stopped, I went to my room where I could cry without anyone hearing. And there, begging and pleading for the heart of this delicate woman to be softened, and saying, "Love, help this servant of yours." "I said and fell asleep like a little child who had been beaten."
Oğuz Aktürk's video, which was my first route.
youtu.be/qY11mC3P_e0
The New Life, recommended as a starter book for the Divine Comedy, first offers a brief analysis.
In short, the sonnets that Dante wrote for Beatrice consist of a mixture of lyric and prose.
I don't want to go into too much detail because I want to agree with my inner voice and say, "Whose place is it to comment?"
Dante wrote this book in 1292.
Exactly 700 years before I was born...
