Synopses & Reviews
De vulgari eloquentia, written by Dante in the early years of the fourteenth century, is the only known work of medieval literary theory to have been produced by a practicing poet, and the first to assert the intrinsic superiority of living, vernacular languages over Latin. Steven Botterill here offers the only Latin-English parallel-text edition of an important early work by the author of the Divine Comedy, and the only English translation with thorough and up-to-date notes and introductory material.
Review
"This useful and readable new translation is certainly a welcome addition to the literature on Dante for both undergraduates and scholars." Choice
Synopsis
De vulgari eloquentia is the only known work of medieval literary theory to have been produced by a practising poet, and the first to assert the superiority of living, vernacular languages over Latin. Steven Botterill offers the only Latin-English edition of Danteâs treatise, together with notes and introduction.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Select bibliography; A note on the text; De vulgari eloquentia Book I, Book II; Explanatory notes; Index.