A reference grammar of medieval Italian according to Dante, with a dual edition of the Vita Nova

"This medieval Italian grammar is the first of its kind. This study reconstructs the grammar of medieval Italian, as used by Dante in his Vita Nova. It is divided into three parts: I - The Grammar; II - A listing of the medieval lexicon in the Vita; and III - a facing page translation of the medieval Italian and English translation of the Vita. This is a work long-needed by Romance language, Italian scholars, and Danteists."--BOOK JACKET.