"Hypnerotomachia: The Strife of Loue in a Dreame" by Francesco Colonna is a 15th-century romance, a winding dream of Poliphilus, who wanders through bizarre lands driven by love. Starting in a silent desert, the story unfolds as he explores desire, stumbling through dark forests of confusion and into realms filled with amazing buildings and plants. His longing for his distant love, Polia, is a torch in the darkness, guiding him through challenges and strange sights that show the deep link between love and our inner feelings.
Hypnerotomachia: The Strife of Loue in a Dreame
By Francesco Colonna
Amidst strange scenery and mythical figures, a man's burning desire fuels a surreal quest seeking an elusive love in a dream world.
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2006-05-27
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About the AuthorFrancesco Colonna was an Italian Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by an acrostic formed by initial letters of the text.
Francesco Colonna was an Italian Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by an acrostic formed by initial letters of the text.
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