Andrea was reading the play and some of Romeo and Juliet's verse reminded him of the poems of Petrarch. David helped him find the poems on the web and we printed some of them out. Andrea went through those and marked ones he felt were important or possibly helpful. I am jotting down the numbers of those sonnets and the title. If I can find the site David did I'll post that link here.
Laura is his Juliet. The pilgrim one reminds Andrea of Romeo's banishment from Verona.
Sonnet I - Voi, ch'ascoltate in rime sparse it suono. (He confesses the vanity of his passion)
Sonnet VI - Si traviato e 'l folle mio desio. (Of his foolish passion for Laura).
Sonnet IX - Quando 'lpianeta che distingue l'ore. (With a present of fruit in Spring.)
Sonnet XII - Quando fra l'altre donne ad ora ad ora. (The beauty of Laura leads him to the contemplation of the supreme good.)
Sonnet XIII - Io mi rivolgo indietro a ciascun passo. (On quitting Laura)
Sonnet XIV - Movesi 'l vecchierel canto e bianco (He compares himself to a pilgrim)
Sonnet XV - Piovonmi amare lagrime dal viso. (His state when Laura is present, and when she departs).
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I've added a link (to the right) to a website with Italian and English translations of the sonnets. It allows you to jump to particular sonnets.
Thanks! I am a computer baby.
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