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| − | '''La Vita Nuova''' ("The New Life") is a |
+ | '''''La Vita Nuova''''' ("''The New Life''") is a literary piece written in a prosimetrum style, alternating between prose and [[poetry]], by [[Dante]] in 1295. It is the story of the life-changing love of Dante for a young woman named Beatrice Portinari; a character who also figured prominently in his ''Divine Comedy''. |
| − | [[Kathryn Janeway]] was reading a translation of that book in [[2375]] while helping [[The Doctor]] cope with an ethical conflict. |
+ | [[Kathryn Janeway]] was reading a translation of that book in [[2375]] while helping [[The Doctor]] cope with an ethical conflict. ({{VOY|Latent Image}}) |
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+ | == Background == |
| + | The quotation that The Doctor reads at the end of "Latent Image" is paraphrased from Dante's ''La Vita Nuova''. The Doctor reads: <br /> |
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| − | The quotation that the Doctor reads at the end of [[VOY]]: “[[Latent Image]]" must have been from a “reimagining” of La Vita Nuova. The Doctor reads: ''“In that book which is my memory, on the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first met you, appear the words, ‘Here begins a new life.’"'' The original Italian is more literally translated as: ''“In that part of the book of my memory before which is little that can be read, there is a rubric, saying, Incipit Vita Nova.”'' Possibly because the Voyager version is somewhat more touching as a stand-alone quote, various websites have erroneously attributed the Doctor’s quote to Dante himself. |
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| + | "''In that book which is my memory, <br /> |
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| + | ''On the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first met you'', <br /> |
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| + | ''Appear the words, 'Here begins a new life'.''" |
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| + | The original Italian is more literally translated by D.G. Rossetti in 1861: |
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| + | "''In that part of the book of my memory, <br />'' |
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| + | ''Before which is little that can be read'', <br /> |
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| + | ''There is a rubric, saying, 'Incipit Vita Nova'.'' (Here beginneth the new life.)''" |
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| + | == External links == |
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| + | * {{wikipedia-title|La Vita Nuova}} |
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| + | * {{gutenberg|41085}} |
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[[Category:Earth literature|La Vita Nuova]] |
[[Category:Earth literature|La Vita Nuova]] |
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Revision as of 12:42, 26 May 2015
La Vita Nuova ("The New Life") is a literary piece written in a prosimetrum style, alternating between prose and poetry, by Dante in 1295. It is the story of the life-changing love of Dante for a young woman named Beatrice Portinari; a character who also figured prominently in his Divine Comedy.
Kathryn Janeway was reading a translation of that book in 2375 while helping The Doctor cope with an ethical conflict. (VOY: "Latent Image")
Background
The quotation that The Doctor reads at the end of "Latent Image" is paraphrased from Dante's La Vita Nuova. The Doctor reads:
"In that book which is my memory,
On the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first met you,
Appear the words, 'Here begins a new life'."
The original Italian is more literally translated by D.G. Rossetti in 1861:
"In that part of the book of my memory,
Before which is little that can be read,
There is a rubric, saying, 'Incipit Vita Nova'. (Here beginneth the new life.)"