Come Va 'L Mondo! or MI Diletta E Piace
The poem expresses the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, lamenting the cruel fate that separates them. The speaker describes their emotional turmoil, oscillating between hope and despair, and invokes the beauty of nature to convey the intensity of their feelings.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1373 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Philosophical Poetry · 349 words
First lines
HE BLESSES LAURA FOR HER VIRTUE.
How goes the world! now please me and delight What most displeased me: now I see and feel My trials were vouchsafed me for my weal, That peace eternal should brief war requite.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1373 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Philosophical Poetry, Sonnet, Religious Poetry
- Length: 349 words
- Structure: 1 section, 10 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is primarily a lyrical expression of personal emotions and reflections on love and loss.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, longing, and the idealization of the beloved align with Romantic ideals.
- Philosophical Poetry — The poem explores deeper existential themes and the nature of human experience.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the characteristics of sonnet poetry, typical of Petrarch's work.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Writing · Classical Influence · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Medieval Inspiration · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode
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