Beato in Sogno, E DI Languir Contento
The poem describes a state of being in love and feeling happy about it, even if it's unrequited. The speaker is aware that their beloved doesn't return their feelings, but they're content with just the thought of them. They'd rather be in this state than not have felt love at all.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 194 words
First lines
THOUGH SO LONG LOVE'S FAITHFUL SERVANT, HIS ONLY REWARD HAS BEEN TEARS.
Happy in visions, and content to pine, Shadows to clasp, to chase the summer gale, On shoreless and unfathom'd sea to sail, To build on sand, and in the air design, The sun to gaze on till these eyes of mine Abash'd before his noonday splendour fail, To chase adown some soft and sloping vale, The winged stag with maim'd and heavy kine; Weary and blind, save my own harm to all, Which day and night I seek with throbbing heart, On Love, on Laura, and on Death I call.
Thus twenty years of long and cruel smart, In tears and sighs I've pass'd, because I took Under ill stars, alas! both bait and hook.
MACGREGOR.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Meditative Poetry
- Length: 194 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal expression of emotions, particularly love and longing, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of idealized love, nature, and emotional depth align with the Romantic movement.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the sonnet form, which is often used to explore themes of love.
- Philosophical Poetry — The exploration of love, existence, and suffering indicates a philosophical approach to the subject matter.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Literature · Classical Influence · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Medieval Inspiration · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode
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