Guido Guinizzelli (c. 1230 - 1240; died before 1276) was an Italian poet and 'founder' of the Dolce Stil Novo. He was the first to write in this new style of poetry writing, and thus is held to be the ipso facto founder. Events Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. ... Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 - Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn The Great Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Dolce Stil Novo (Italian for The Sweet New Style) is the name given to the most important literary movement of 13th century Italy. ...

At first Guinizzelli followed Guittone's style, and later the Sicilian School. Later however, he thought of these as being too 'cold' to justly express his emotions. In a literary context, the term Sicilian School identifies a small community of Sicilian, and to a lesser extent, mainland Italian poets gathered around Frederick II, most of them belonging to his court, the Magna Curia. ...

The famous Florentine poet Dante Alighieri considered himself to be a disciple of Guinizzelli: Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ...

...quand' io odo nomar sé stesso il padre

mio e de li altri miei miglior che mai

rime d'amor usar dolci e leggiadre...

(Purgatorio, XXVI 97-98).

The main themes of the Dolce Stil Novo can be found in Guinizzelli's Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore: the angelic beauty of the beloved women, the comparison of nobility to the sun and the rampant use of topoi such as 'cuor gentil' and 'Amore' .

Guinizzelli's poetry can be briefly described as a conciliation between divine and earthly love with deep psychological introspection. His major works are Al cor gentil repara sempre Amore, Voglio del ver la mia donna laudare and Vedut'ho la lucente stella Diana. Poetry (from Ancient Greek: (poiéo/poió) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional... The concept of the divine or of The Divine, meaning matters relating to a god, forms an important ingredient in many religious faiths (but compare Buddhism, for example, or Scientology). ... A cartoonish version of the heart, a frequent modern symbol of love Love has several different meanings in the English language, from something that gives a little pleasure (I loved that meal) to something for which one would die (patriotism, pair-bonding). ... Introspection is the direct observation or rumination of ones own mental processes, as opposed to extrospection, the observation of things external to ones self. ...