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[[Kathryn Janeway]] was reading a translation of that book in [[2375]] while helping [[The Doctor]] cope with an ethical conflict. ({{VOY|Latent Image}}) |
[[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 == |
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− | The quotation that |
+ | 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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− | "''In that book which is my memory, <br /> |
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+ | "''In that book which is my memory,''<br /> |
+ | ''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'.''" |
+ | ''Appear the words, 'Here begins a new life'.''"</blockquote> |
The original Italian is more literally translated by D.G. Rossetti in 1861: |
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, |
+ | <blockquote>"''In that part of the book of my memory,''<br /> |
− | ''Before which is little that can be read'' |
+ | ''Before which is little that can be read,''<br /> |
− | ''There is a rubric, saying, 'Incipit Vita Nova'.'' (Here beginneth the new life.)''" |
+ | ''There is a rubric, saying, 'Incipit Vita Nova'.'' (Here beginneth the new life.)''"</blockquote> |
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Revision as of 15:19, 24 October 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 information
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.)"