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Why is “Love Song” by T.S.Eliot a love song?. What is a love song ?. Theme: love ; heartbreak; desire. Type: lyric. Addressee: the beloved one. Presence of a Refrain and Verses. Examples in Italian Literature. Dante (Dolce Stil Novo) Donna Angelicata
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What is a love song? Theme:love; heartbreak; desire. Type: lyric. Addressee: the beloved one. Presence of a Refrain and Verses.
Examples in Italian Literature • Dante (Dolce Stil Novo) • Donna Angelicata • Boccaccio => “Amorosa Visione”; “Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta”
Some More “Actual” Examples • The Cure => “Lovesong” • Toto => “Rosanna” • Bryan Adams => “I do it for you” • Goo Goo Dolls => “Iris” • Elton John => “Your Song” … Presence of Refrain and Verses. Theme: love, desire. Addressee: the beloved one.
So why is T.S.Eliot’s “Love Song” a love song? • Same themes as a love song; • Same kind of addressee; • Presence of Refrain and Verses;