Beppo, Mazeppa, Ode to Venice A Fragment, a Spanish Romance, and Sonnet (1820)

Beppo, Mazeppa, Ode To Venice: A Fragment, A Spanish Romance, And Sonnet (1820) is a collection of poems written by the Italian poet Jacopo Vittorelli. The book includes five poems, each with its own unique style and subject matter. The first poem, Beppo, is a satirical narrative poem that tells the story of a Venetian merchant who is cuckolded by his wife with a young gondolier. The poem is written in ottava rima, a form of poetry consisting of eight-line stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABABABCC.The second poem, Mazeppa, is a romantic narrative poem that tells the story of a Ukrainian nobleman who is tied to a wild horse and left to die in the wilderness. The poem is written in quatrains, a form of poetry consisting of four-line stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABAB.The third poem, Ode To Venice: A Fragment, is a lyrical poem that celebrates the beauty and history of Venice. The poem is written in irregular stanzas of varying lengths and rhyme schemes.The fourth poem, A Spanish Romance, is a ballad-like narrative poem that tells the story of a young Spanish woman who falls in love with a handsome stranger. The poem is written in quatrains with a rhyme scheme of ABAB.The final poem, Sonnet, is a fourteen-line poem that explores the theme of love and the passing of time. The poem is written in iambic pentameter, a form of poetry consisting of lines with ten syllables and a pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables.Overall, Beppo, Mazeppa, Ode To Venice: A Fragment, A Spanish Romance, And Sonnet (1820) showcases Vittorelli's versatility as a poet, with each poem offering a unique perspective on love, history, and human nature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.