According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres ?
Correct answer: D. All of the above
- A. Autobiography
- B. Framed narrative
- C. Lyric poetry
- D. All of the above
Explanation
The Vita Nuova combines autobiographical prose with lyric poems arranged within a framing narrative, so it can be described in all three ways. Its distinctive formal label is a prosimetrum, a mixture of prose and verse.
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