Poésies

by Lorenzo de' Medici, Laurent de Médicis

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Genres: Poetry, Classics

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 20, 2010

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. This is the historical figure.

Lorenzo de' Medici (1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. He is perhaps best known for his contribution to the art world, giving large amounts of money to artists so they could create master works of art. His life coincided with the high point of the mature phase Italian Renaissance and his death coincided with the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence.

Lorenzo was an artist himself, writing poetry in his native Tuscan. In his poetry he celebrates life even while—particularly in his later works—acknowledging with melancholy the fragility and instability of the human condition. Love, feasts and light dominate his verse.

Reviews

[Elisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

也许是作者身份先入为主，但洛伦佐总让我觉得他跨越了一条界线，超出了将文学当作“愉悦”（Poliziano & Boiardo）的范畴，而接近将文学当作消费的程度了。从文学中取消严肃性是一回事，运用自己的聪明才智将文学娱乐化似乎又是另一回事。不过抛开这个问题，他的魅力也是显然的。文体意识（或者说“文学智商”）惊人，所有类型踩点都奇准，大雅大俗十项全能，而且学什么像什么。他特别善于把但丁和彼特拉克的套路挨个拆出来用中国人所谓“夺胎换骨”的方式模仿。他是我见过学但丁最形似的作者，某种意义上说学但丁形似比神似更难因为你要准确识别哪些东西是可学/要学/值得学的。当然，表面上看，波利齐亚诺的内容很老套，但他的语感完全是自己的；洛伦佐充满新意却只有一种衍生的天赋。另外我也同意德桑克蒂斯说的《Nencia》是他最出色的作品，不过其实他的哲学诗长篇爱情诗黄色歌谣也都挺好看的。（虽然他的哲学诗又名：《Marsilio Ficino: A Very Short Introduction》。）

[Angelo Montinovo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alcune poesie son molto belle. L’edizione però non è ben fatta. Sarebbe stato utile avere più spiegazioni che non riferimenti ad altre opere.

[anbrs · Rating 5 out of 5]

J’ai adoré, Laurent de Médicis a une plume magnifique. J’avais l’impression de voir ce qu’il décrit, de vivre à son époque.