Far Potess' Io Vendetta DI Colei
The poem tells the story of a scorned lover who seeks revenge against his former beloved. The narrator describes how he was once deeply in love with a woman, but she rejected him and instead chose another suitor. The narrator vows to take revenge on her for the pain she has caused him, declaring that he will make her regret the day she ever rejected him.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1373 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy · 183 words
First lines
HIS SOUL VISITS HER IN SLEEP.
Oh! that from her some vengeance I could wrest With words and glances who my peace destroys, And then abash'd, for my worse sorrow, flies, Veiling her eyes so cruel, yet so blest; Thus mine afflicted spirits and oppress'd By sure degrees she sorely drains and dries, And in my heart, as savage lion, cries Even at night, when most I should have rest.
My soul, which sleep expels from his abode, The body leaves, and, from its trammels free, Seeks her whose mien so often menace show'd.
I marvel much, if heard its advent be, That while to her it spake, and o'er her wept, And round her clung, asleep she alway kept.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1373 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy, Symbolism, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 183 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 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 unrequited love and emotional turmoil align with Romantic ideals.
- Elegy — The tone of mourning and longing suggests elements of an elegy.
- Symbolism — The use of imagery and metaphor indicates a symbolic approach to expressing feelings.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet Collection · Love Poems · Courtly Love · Medieval Romance · Lyrical Poetry · Classical Influence · Petrarchan Sonnets · 14th Century Literature · Florentine Culture · Romantic Era
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