Concetti Chiave
- The sonnet is a poetic form that likely evolved from the Sicilian Strambotto, characterized by its whimsical structure.
- This form was extended to fourteen lines, possibly invented at Emperor Fredrick II's court in 13th century Sicily.
- Jacopo da Lentini is credited with early sonnets, inspired by the troubadour poetry of love and chivalry.
- The term "sonnet" comes from Provencal and Italian words meaning "little song".
- Guittone d’Arezzo introduced the sonnet to Tuscany, maintaining the Sicilian pattern which became standard in Italy.
The Sonnet
The sonnet is a poetic form that probably derived from the Sicilian Strambotto (from the Italian word strambo, that is, whimsical, eccentric), one of the oldest verse forms, whose rather simple short structure was later extended and made more complex by adding more lines. The new form, consisting of fourteen lines altogether, may have been invented by an unknown poet at the court of Emperor Fredrick II in Sicily at the beginning of the 13th century, but the earliest examples are attributed to Jacopo da Lentini who found inspiration in the poetry of the troubadour, the medieval French composeres of love and chivalric songs.
In fact, the term sonnet derives from the Provencal (or Lengal d’oc or Langue d’oc, a Romance language spoken in southern France) sonnet and italian sonetto, both meaning “little song”.It was eventually brought to Tuscany by Guittone d’Arezzo who further adapted it, but basically kept the original pattern developed by the poets of Sicilian School, which became the standard for italian poets throughout the later Middle Ages.
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