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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ