Quando MI Vene Innanzi Il Tempo E 'L Loco
The poem describes the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, lamenting the passing of time and the distance between them. The speaker invokes the Muses to inspire their song, recalling memories of the beloved's beauty and virtues. They express frustration at being separated from their love, feeling like they are wasting away in solitude.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 183 words
First lines
RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY LOVE.
The time and scene where I a slave became When I remember, and the knot so dear Which Love's own hand so firmly fasten'd here, Which made my bitter sweet, my grief a game; My heart, with fuel stored, is, as a flame Of those soft sighs familiar to mine ear, So lit within, its very sufferings cheer; On these I live, and other aid disclaim.
That sun, alone which beameth for my sight, With his strong rays my ruin'd bosom burns Now in the eve of life as in its prime, And from afar so gives me warmth and light, Fresh and entire, at every hour, returns On memory the knot, the scene, the time.
MACGREGOR.
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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: 183 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th 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, nostalgia, and emotional depth align with Romantic ideals.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it may be part of a sonnet sequence, common in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores themes of time, memory, and the nature of love, reflecting philosophical inquiries.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Sonnet · Love Poem · Medieval Italian · Classical Influence · Philosophical Themes · Mortality Reflections · Time and Memory · Longing and Yearning · Nature Imagery · Allegory
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