Alma Felice, Che Sovente Torni
The poem describes the speaker's longing to return to a happy time and place, where they were with their beloved. The speaker invokes the Muses to inspire them to express their sorrow and desire to turn back time. They lament that fate has taken away their happiness and left them in misery. The poem is an expression of nostalgia and yearning for a lost love and a past time of joy.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy · 365 words
First lines
HE THANKS HER THAT FROM TIME TO TIME SHE RETURNS TO CONSOLE HIM WITH HER PRESENCE.
O blessed spirit! who dost oft return, Ministering comfort to my nights of woe, From eyes which Death, relenting in his blow, Has lit with all the lustres of the morn: How am I gladden'd, that thou dost not scorn O'er my dark days thy radiant beam to throw! Thus do I seem again to trace below Thy beauties, hovering o'er their loved sojourn.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1344 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy, Spiritual Poetry, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 365 words
- Structure: 1 section, 10 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work expresses deep personal emotions and reflections, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, loss, and longing are prevalent, aligning with Romantic ideals.
- Elegy — The poem mourns a lost presence, fitting the elegiac tradition.
- Spiritual Poetry — The text explores themes of the soul and spiritual connection, indicative of spiritual poetry.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poem · Sonnet · Classical Literature · Medieval Poetry · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Tribute · Memory
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