Io Canterei D' Amor Si Novamente
The poem expresses the speaker's longing to return to a past love, now lost. The speaker yearns to relive the joy and beauty of that love, even if it means suffering again. The poem explores the tension between the desire for pleasure and the fear of pain, as the speaker acknowledges that revisiting the past would bring both.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1344 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 180 words
First lines
REPLY TO A CHAPTER OF JACOPO DA LENTINO.
Ways apt and new to sing of love I'd find, Forcing from her hard heart full many a sigh, And re-enkindle in her frozen mind Desires a thousand, passionate and high; O'er her fair face would see each swift change pass, See her fond eyes at length where pity reigns, As one who sorrows when too late, alas! For his own error and another's pains; See the fresh roses edging that fair snow Move with her breath, that ivory descried, Which turns to marble him who sees it near; See all, for which in this brief life below Myself I weary not but rather pride That Heaven for later times has kept me here.
MACGREGOR.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1344 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Italian Literature
- Length: 180 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is primarily a lyrical expression of love, showcasing personal emotions and reflections.
- Romanticism — Themes of passionate love and idealized beauty align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the characteristics of sonnet poetry, focusing on love and nature.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores deeper themes of desire, regret, and the human condition.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Literature · Classical Italian · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Medieval Poetry · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode
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