Gia Desiai Con Si Giusta Querela
The poem expresses the poet's lament and sorrow over a past love that has been lost. The speaker describes their emotional turmoil, comparing it to a tempestuous sea, and confesses that they are still deeply in love with the beloved despite the pain and suffering caused by their departure.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1345 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy · 189 words
First lines
HE LIVES DESTITUTE OF ALL HOPE SAVE THAT OF RENDERING HER IMMORTAL.
Erewhile I labour'd with complaint so true, / And in such fervid rhymes to make me heard, / Seem'd as at last some spark of pity stirr'd / In the hard heart which frost in summer knew.
Th' unfriendly cloud, whose cold veil o'er it grew, / Broke at the first breath of mine ardent word / Or low'ring still she others' blame incurr'd / Her bright and killing eyes who thus withdrew / No ruth for self I crave, for her no hate; / I wish not this -- _that_ passes power of mine: / Such was mine evil star and cruel fate.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1345 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Elegy, Philosophical Poetry, Sonnet
- 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 emotion and expression, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of unrequited love and idealization of the beloved align with Romantic ideals.
- Elegy — The tone reflects mourning and loss, common in elegiac poetry.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores themes of fate and existence, indicative of philosophical inquiry.
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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