Tao Te Ching
Gaspara Stampa
1523 – 1554 CE
Unrecognized during her life with only 4 of her more than 300 sonnets and poems published, Gaspara is now considered one of the best 16th century lyricists and greatest Italian woman poet of any time. From a merchant class and not nobility like the other poets of her time, she didn’t let her humble origin and lack of credentials stop her from writing some of the most memorable works of her era. Also a wonderful singer and lute player, she transformed the pain of unrequited love into inspired artistic creation that became a milestone in women's literature and a huge inspiration for Rainer Maria Rilke and many others.
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Renaissance (1304 – 1576 CE)Chinese
Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 CE)Sources
Quotes by Gaspara Stampa (4 quotes)
“This is the real fear presaging my dying: what if my fire be only straw and flame?”
from The Complete Poems
Chapters:
24. Unnecessary Baggage
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“Love, what a strange and wonderful thing that can give me life and deprive me of wits.”
from The Complete Poems
Chapters:
25. The Mother of All Things
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“There's a virtue born from suffering that dims and conquers the sense of pain.”
from The Complete Poems
Chapters:
37. Nameless Simplicity
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“O night to me more splendid and more blessed than the most blessed and most splendid of days… you've made the bitter taste of this life sweet and dear.”
from The Complete Poems
Chapters:
69. No Enemy
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