Round 12: Tossup 16

This is the second adjective in the name of a movement whose founder wrote the poem “Donna me prega.” An author referred to a book titled for this adjective as his “libello” or little book. This is the second adjective in the name of a movement that emphasized Divine Love and was founded by Guido Cavalcanti. A book titled for this adjective that details first seeing a woman at nine years old contains 25 love sonnets and 4 (*) canzoni. This adjective, which describes a “sweet … style” in Tuscan poetry, titles a 1290s book about the author’s love for Beatrice. For 10 points, Dante wrote a book titled for a life, or La vita, described by what word? ■END■

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