Amor Con La Man Destra Il Lato Manco
The poem explores the speaker's conflicting emotions towards a beloved who has departed. The right hand, symbolizing reason and virtue, advises the speaker to forget the past and move on, while the left hand, representing passion and emotion, yearns for the lost love. This internal struggle is reflected in the speaker's contradictory desires to both remember and forget the beloved.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Allegory · 189 words
First lines
UNDER THE FIGURE OF A LAUREL, HE RELATES THE GROWTH OF HIS LOVE.
My poor heart op'ning with his puissant hand, Love planted there, as in its home, to dwell A Laurel, green and bright, whose hues might well In rivalry with proudest emeralds stand: Plough'd by my pen and by my heart-sighs fann'd, Cool'd by the soft rain from mine eyes that fell, It grew in grace, upbreathing a sweet smell, Unparallel'd in any age or land.
Fair fame, bright honour, virtue firm, rare grace, The chastest beauty in celestial frame, -- These be the roots whence birth so noble came.
Such ever in my mind her form I trace, A happy burden and a holy thing, To which on rev'rent knee with loving prayer I cling.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1344 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Allegory, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 189 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal expression of love and emotion, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, beauty, and nature align with the ideals of Romanticism.
- Allegory — The laurel symbolizes love and virtue, representing deeper meanings beyond the literal.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the characteristics of a sonnet, focusing on a single theme.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · Classical Literature · Medieval Poetry · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Lyrical Poetry · Philosophical Themes · Spirituality · Moral Reflections
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