English Explanatory Dictionary

dolce stil nuovo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

dolce stil nuovo

Etymology

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

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