Provençal dialect
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| - | '''''Dolce Stil Novo''''' (Italian for "sweet new style", modern Italian ''nuovo''), or '''''stilnovismo''''', is the name given to the most important [[List of literary movements|literary movement]] of 13th century in [[Italy]]. Influenced by both [[Sicilian School|Sicilian]] and [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] poetry, its main theme is Love (''Amore''). ''Gentilezza'' (Noblemindedness) and ''Amore'' are indeed [[literary topos|topoi]] in the major works of the period. The name ''Dolce Stil Novo'' was used for the first time by [[Dante Alighieri]] (Canto 24, ''[[Purgatorio]]''), in fact when he arrives in the [[Purgatory]] he met [[Bonaggiunta Orbicciani]], an 13th century [[Italy|Italian]] [[poet]], who tells Dante that Dante himself, [[Guinizzelli]] and [[Guido Cavalcanti|Cavalcanti]] had been able to create a new genre: a ''stil novo''. Precursors to the ''dolce stil novo'' are found in the [[Provençal dialect|Provençal]] works of the [[troubadours]], such as the Genoese [[Lanfranc Cigala]]. The artists of the ''stil novo'' are called '''''stilnovisti'''''. | ||
| - | Compared to its precursors, the [[poetry]] we find in the ''Dolce Stil Novo'' is superior in quality and more intellectual: a more refined poetry with regular use of [[metaphor]]s and [[symbolism]], as well as subtle double meanings. The adoration of the female beauty is explicitly portrayed by the ''Dolce Stil Novo'' poet, who frequently delves into deep [[introspection]]. In fact it has been argued by many literary critics that introspection in Italian literary works was first introduced by the ''Stil Novo'' poets, and later developed by [[Petrarch|Francesco Petrarca]]. | + | '''Provençal''' (''Provençal'' or ''Provençau'' in Occitan) is a [[dialect]] of [[Occitan]] spoken by a minority of people in southern [[France]], mostly in [[Provence]]. In the [[English language|English]]-speaking world, "Provençal" is often used to refer to all dialects of Occitan, but it actually refers specifically to the dialect spoken in Provence. |
| - | Poetry from this school is also full of vivid descriptions of female beauty, frequently comparing the desired woman to a creature from paradise. The woman is described as an 'angel' or as 'a bridge to God'. Rather than being material in nature, the 'Love' of the ''Dolce Stil Novo'' is a sort of 'Divine Love'. | + | "Provençal" (with [[Limousin language|"Limousin"]]) is also the customary name given to the older version of the ''langue d'oc'' used by the [[troubadour]]s of [[medieval]] [[literature]], corresponding to [[Old French]] or the ''langue d'oil'' of the northern areas of France. |
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| - | The two main concepts (introspection and love) are thus brought together as the poet enters his interior world to express his most inner feelings which are caused by an excessively divine female beauty. | + | |
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| - | Guido Guinizzelli and his poem ''Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore'', whereas the major exponent of this school of poetry was Dante Alighieri, who is most famous for his ''Divina Commedia''. | + | |
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| - | The importance of the ''Dolce Stil Novo'' lies in the fact that apart from being the manifestation of the first true literary tradition in Italy, it ennobled the Tuscan [[vernacular]], which was soon destined to become the Italian [[national language]]. | + | |
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| - | The ''Stilnovisti'' influenced the later [[Catalan language|Catalan]] poet [[Melchior de Gualbes]]. | + | |
| + | In 2007, the [[ISO 639-3]] code changed from ''prv'' to ''oci'', as ''prv'' was merged into ''oci''. | ||
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Provençal (Provençal or Provençau in Occitan) is a dialect of Occitan spoken by a minority of people in southern France, mostly in Provence. In the English-speaking world, "Provençal" is often used to refer to all dialects of Occitan, but it actually refers specifically to the dialect spoken in Provence.
"Provençal" (with "Limousin") is also the customary name given to the older version of the langue d'oc used by the troubadours of medieval literature, corresponding to Old French or the langue d'oil of the northern areas of France.
In 2007, the ISO 639-3 code changed from prv to oci, as prv was merged into oci.
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