Io Sentia Dentr' Al Cor Gia Venir Meno
The poem expresses the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, lamenting their absence and the pain it causes. The speaker describes their heart as being consumed by love, yet feeling a sense of emptiness and desperation. They yearn for the beloved's return, hoping to be reunited and alleviated from their sorrow.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 350 words
First lines
HE DESIRES AGAIN TO GAZE ON THE EYES Of LAURA.
I now perceived that from within me fled / Those spirits to which you their being lend; / And since by nature's dictates to defend / Themselves from death all animals are made, / The reins I loosed, with which Desire I stay'd, / And sent him on his way without a friend; / There whither day and night my course he'd bend, / Though still from thence by me reluctant led.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Italian Literature
- Length: 350 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotions and reflections, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, desire, and the beauty of the beloved align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores deeper themes of desire, existence, and the nature of love.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poem · Sonnet · 14th Century · Medieval Literature · Romance Language · Lyrical Poetry · Courtly Love · Petrarchan Sonnet · Platonic Love · Unrequited Love
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