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Dante Alighieri
87 chapters · 3 h 46 min · English
Read by Algy Pug, inflected, Joseph Schnebelen, Kristin G., Peter Tucker, BeniaminoMassimo and others
Lyric · Miscellaneous
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Le Rime (in English, The Rhymes) are the collection of lyric poems written by Dante Alighieri throughout his life. While the rest of Dante's works were prepared by himself for publication, these poems were written by him in letters, as parts of other works or independently, but only collected and ordered much later, by modern critics. Among these is found the famous collection of Rime Petrose, a cycle of poems dedicated to a woman nicknamed Pietra (Stone) due to her insensibility to the poet's love. As the work of a whole life, the poems are varied, and mirror the many different moments of Dante's thoughts, both poetically and philosophically. - Summary by Leni
Chapters
1 Sonnet I - The First Vision of Love 2 min 2 Sonnet II - What might have been 1 min 3 Ballata I - De Profundis 2 min 4 Sonnet III - Death of Beatrice's Friend, 1 1 min 5 Ballata II - Death of Beatrice's Friend, 2 2 min 6 Sonet IV - Love as Pilgrim 1 min 7 Sonnet V - Separation 1 min 8 Canzone I - The Lover's Plea for Pity 4 min 9 Ballata III - Eyes Dim With Sorrow 1 min 10 Ballata IV - Apologia Pro Vita Sua 3 min 11 Sonnet VI - Inner Conflict 1 min 12 Sonnet VII - Transformation 1 min 13 Sonnet VIII - Drunk, But Not With Wine 1 min 14 Sonnet IX - Nec Morbos, Nec Remedia Pati Possumus 1 min 15 Canzone II - Laudes Beatricis 5 min 16 Canzone III - Retrospection 5 min 17 Sonnet X - The Birth of Love 1 min 18 Sonnet XI - Beatrice's Salutation 1 min 19 Sonnet XII - Beatrice`s Sorrows, 1 1 min 20 Sonnet XIII - Beatrice's Sorrows, 2 1 min 21 Sonnet XIV - The Company of Mourners 1 min 22 Sonnet XV - What Tidings of Beatrice? 1 min 23 Canzone IV - Forebodings 5 min 24 Sonnet XVI - Giovanna and Beatrice 1 min 25 Sonnet XVII - Beatrice, God's True Praise 1 min 26 Sonnet XVIII - The Beauty of Holiness 1 min 27 Sonnet XIX - All Saint's Day, 1289 1 min 28 Ballata V - Dawning of New Hope 1 min 29 Sonnet XX - Credentials Witdrawn 1 min 30 Sonnet XXI - Repulsion and Attraction 1 min 31 Sonnet XXII - The Moth and the Candle 1 min 32 Canzone V - The Fear of Death is Fallen Upon Me 5 min 33 Stanza - Sighs From Beatrice's Greeting 1 min 34 Canzone VI - Beatrice in Paradise 5 min 35 Sonnet XXIII - Grief Too Deep For Tears 1 min 36 Canzone VII - Beatrice with the Angels 2 min 37 Sonnet XXIV - A Year After 2 min 38 Sonnet XXV - The Relief of Tears 1 min 39 Sonnet XXVI - Sorrow Finding Sympathy 1 min 40 Sonnet XXVII - The Wanderings of the Eyes 1 min 41 Sonnet XXVIII - Pity Akin to Love 1 min 42 Sonnet XXIX - Sighs and Thoughts 1 min 43 Sonnet XXX - Pilgrims in Florence 1 min 44 Sonnet XXXI - Beatrice Transfigured 1 min 45 Canzone VIII - Pain of Separation 5 min 46 Canzone IX - The Lover`s Threats 5 min 47 Sonnet XXXII - The Lover's Anathema 1 min 48 Ballata VI - Ignorance in Asking 1 min 49 Ballata VII - Memories 1 min 50 Ballata VIII - The Garland 2 min 51 Sonnet XXXIII - Love's Sovereignty 1 min 52 Sonnet XXXIV - The Envoy's Instructions 1 min 53 Sonnet XXXV - For Other's Sake 1 min 54 Ballata IX - Terrible in Beauty 2 min 55 Sonnet XXXVI - Beautiful and Pitiless 1 min 56 Sonnet XXXVII - A Cry for Help 1 min 57 Sonnet XXXVIII - Disappointment 1 min 58 Sonnet XXXIX - Stellar Influences 1 min 59 Ballata X - The Scorn of Scorn 2 min 60 Sestina I - Similitudes of Love 3 min 61 Sestina II - Similitudes of Love 3 min 62 Sestina III - Similitudes of Love 3 min 63 Cazone X - Hard as a Rock 4 min 64 Canzone XI - Winter 6 min 65 Canzone XII - Return of Spring 6 min 66 Canzone XIII - Love's Service 7 min 67 Canzone XIV - The Angels of the Third Heaven 5 min 68 Canzone XV - The Miracle of Beauty 7 min 69 Canzone XVI - True Nobility 7 min 70 Canzone XVII - Virtus Sola Nobilitas 6 min 71 Canzone XVIII - Freedom and Bondage 7 min 72 Canzone XIX - The Three Exiles 5 min 73 Canzone XX - Laudes Florentiae 4 min 74 Sonnet XL - Friendly Warning 1 min 75 Sonnet XLI - Quis Locus Ingenio 1 min 76 Sonnet XLII - Rivals or Partners 1 min 77 Sonnet XLIII - Fair But Cruel 2 min 78 Sonnet XLIV - Faith and Unfaith 1 min 79 Ballata XI - The Beatific Vision 1 min 80 Ballata XII - Springtime Joy 2 min 81 Sonnet XLV - What is Love? 1 min 82 Sonnet XLVI - Spring After Winter 1 min 83 Sonnet XLVII - Gold Tried in the Fire 2 min 84 Sonnet XLVIII - Ad Misericordiam 2 min 85 Sonnet XLIX - Strength in Weakness 2 min 86 Canzone XXI - In Memoriam 6 min 87 Dante's Confession of Faith 15 min
