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dolce stil nuovo

dolce stil nuovo noun: a literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.

Noun

dolce stil nuovo (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.

Origin of dolce stil nuovo

From Italian dolce stil nuovo (literally “sweet new style”).

Questions about dolce stil nuovo

What does dolce stil nuovo mean?
Dolce stil nuovo means a literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.
What part of speech is dolce stil nuovo?
Dolce stil nuovo is a noun.

Words near dolce stil nuovo in the dictionary

  1. Dolbyizes
  2. Dolbyizing
  3. Dolbys
  4. dolce
  5. dolce far niente
  6. dolce stil nuovo
  7. dolce vita
  8. dolcelatte
  9. Dolcelattes
  10. dolces
  11. Dolcett

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