S' Amor Novo Consiglio Non N' Apporta
The poem describes the speaker's emotional turmoil caused by a new love that has replaced an old one. The speaker is torn between the joy of newfound love and the sorrow of lost love. They acknowledge that time heals all wounds, but the pain of remembering the past lover persists. The poem explores the complexities of human emotions, particularly the coexistence of contradictory feelings in the face of change.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet · 178 words
First lines
HE DESCRIBES HIS SAD STATE.
If Love to give new counsel still delay, My life must change to other scenes than these; My troubled spirit grief and terror freeze, Desire augments while all my hopes decay.
Thus ever grows my life, by night and day, Despondent, and dismay'd, and ill at ease, Harass'd and helmless on tempestuous seas, With no sure escort on a doubtful way.
Her path a sick imagination guides, Its true light underneath -- ah, no! on high, Whence on my heart she beams more bright than eye, Not on mine eyes; from them a dark veil hides Those lovely orbs, and makes me, ere life's span Is measured half, an old and broken man.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry, Meditative Poetry
- Length: 178 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th 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 emotional turmoil align with the principles of Romanticism.
- Sonnet — The structure and style suggest it is a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
- Philosophical Poetry — The exploration of love and its effects on the human condition indicates philosophical themes.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poem · Sonnet · 14th Century · Medieval Literature · Courtly Love · Romance · Passion · Desire · Longing · Beauty
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