Voi che per li occhi mi passaste ’l core

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"Voi che per li occhi mi passaste ’l core" is a celebrated sonnet by Guido Cavalcanti, exemplifying the refined emotional intensity and philosophical subtlety of the Italian Dolce Stil Novo tradition.

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instanceOf poem
sonnet
associatedWith Dante Alighieri’s poetic milieu
Florentine literary culture
author Guido Cavalcanti NERFINISHED
centralImage the beloved’s gaze piercing the lover’s heart
conceptualFocus interaction between body and soul in love
countryOfOrigin Italy
emotionalTone anguished
intense
firstLine Voi che per li occhi mi passaste ’l core
genre love poetry
hasBelovedFigure unnamed lady
imagery eyes as the vehicle of love’s power
heart wounded or pierced by sight
influencedBy Provençal troubadour poetry
courtly love tradition
language Italian
literaryMovement Dolce Stil Novo NERFINISHED
literaryStatus canonical work of Guido Cavalcanti
celebrated example of Dolce Stil Novo sonnetry
literaryTradition Italian medieval lyric poetry
metricalForm Italian sonnet
narrativeVoice first-person lyrical speaker
notableFor exemplifying the ideals of Dolce Stil Novo
its influence on later Italian lyric poetry
its psychological depth in depicting love
originalLanguageScript Tuscan vernacular
period late 13th century
philosophicalAspect analysis of love as a psychological and almost physical force
philosophicalContext medieval theories of love and the soul
rhymeScheme Petrarchan-type sonnet scheme
studiedIn Italian literature courses
medieval literature studies
stylisticFeature complex imagery of the heart and eyes
elevated and courtly language
philosophical subtlety
refined emotional intensity
theme inner emotional turmoil
love
suffering
the power of the beloved’s gaze

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Guido Cavalcanti notableWork Voi che per li occhi mi passaste ’l core