La Sera Desiar, Odiar L' Aurora
The poem explores the speaker's conflicting emotions towards a beloved who has departed. The title translates to "To Desire Evening, To Hate the Dawn," reflecting the speaker's longing for evening, when they can be alone with their sorrow, and hatred for dawn, which brings new light and renewed pain. The poem expresses the intense emotional turmoil of the speaker, oscillating between desire, anger, and despair.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 178 words
First lines
CONTRARY TO THE WONT OF LOVERS, HE PREFERS MORN TO EVE.
Tranquil and happy loves in this agree, The evening to desire and morning hate: On me at eve redoubled sorrows wait -- Morning is still the happier hour for me.
For then my sun and Nature's oft I see Opening at once the orient's rosy gate, So match'd in beauty and in lustre great, Heaven seems enamour'd of our earth to be! As when in verdant leaf the dear boughs burst Whose roots have since so centred in my core, Another than myself is cherish'd more.
Thus the two hours contrast, day's last and first: Reason it is who calms me to desire, And fear and hate who fiercer feed my fire.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Nature Poetry
- Length: 178 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work expresses personal emotions and reflections, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, nature, and emotional depth align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical Poetry — The exploration of desire and reason indicates philosophical themes.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet Collection · Love Poems · Courtly Love · Petrarchan Sonnets · Lyrical Poetry · Medieval Italian · Classical Influence · Romanticism · Emotional Intensity · Personal Reflections
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