History: The dream of adventure Poliphili
Polifilo begins his story, or rather his dream, describing the early morning hours when he suddenly finds himself ensnared in a dark and dangerous jungle, searching for his nell'affannosa beloved Polia.
Try to get rid of the bushes until you reach a valley where soft music surprised him as he tries to placate his thirst in a stream. Thus, almost forgetting dell'arsura and his loss, partly in search of the origin of this fascinating music.
At one point, exhausted by fatigue, lies under a leafy tree, falls asleep and starts dreaming in his dream he finds himself in a pleasant valley between two mountains joined by a colossal architectural structure composed primarily of a pyramid topped by an obelisk.
Polifilo describes the parts of this immense building, admiring the great ability and skill of the architect. The colossal pyramids, the great obelisk, but also a horse, a giant on his back, an elephant and a cable into the inner arch. Measure the incredible symmetry that exists in the building and all its components, describing the smallest details.
Polifilo enter the building through a beautiful and finely crafted door as soon as Venture to the inside, a terrifying dragon appears behind her preventing any possibility of return.
He begins to run as I could take a tremendous panic through a dark tunnel. Fortunately find an exit and found himself in front of a beautiful landscape full of lush vegetation. So
describes the beauty of the place until you get in front of a fountain incredibly elegant. It is here that meets five nymphs who, surprised to see him, invite him to take a bath with them. Polifilo incredulous the following describes the smallest details of everything around him including the fountain. So Polifilo source in participating in an orgy with the nymphs. More
nymphs later lead him to the palace of their queen Eleuterillide, of course, describes in great detail. Here you can admire paintings of the planets arranged to obtain the celestial harmony of the spheres. Now he is invited to attend a banquet given in his honor. Finally, witness a dance performed like the game of chess.
Though very ashamed of his appearance as a poor beggar, is the queen who already know the reason for his trip, and so gave him two guides as among the most beautiful nymphs of his court, Telemar and logistics, so that the accompany the rest of the way through his reign.
Telemar, which represents the 'heart', instinct, and Logistics, which is the 'brain', rationality led him through a series of highly original and beautiful place full of allegories: Giardini a crystal, flowers with diamonds, a maze of water with dangerous towers. At the end of the path are faced with three doors: Gloria Mundi, Gloria Dei and the central Mater Amoris. The first door is the earthly pleasures, the second and the third the spiritual attainment of divinity through love, 'voluptua life'. After meeting with their guardians choose to access in the middle, 'golden mediocritas'.
not just come in, is a beautiful nymph who is the meeting to welcome him. The retailer describes, is so struck by her beauty. With a lighted torch in his hand, invited him to follow her. Polifilo is excited and feels that it is already falling in love with her.
Polifilo has the feeling of already know and actually do not realize that she is his beloved Polia just looking for the beginning of the dream. She leads him through a busy and joyous procession of triumphal chariots. A jubilant crowd of nymphs and satyrs dancing and playing many different musical instruments, demigods and follow one another in a parade of carts from the most amazing animals like elephants or unicorns, and can even admire the star Jupiter in the guise of a swan or Eros himself.
Polifilo, although he lingered in admiring the cars and the characters, reflects the fact that it is now in love with the nymph Polia and now no longer means anything to him. So he decides to declare his love, and so discovers his true identity.
Polia leads, accopagnati many other nymphs, a temple where he awaits a priestess. Polifilo is asked to turn off the torch Polia in the source of the temple. So begins the ritual of marriage between two young lovers. And swans and doves are sacrificed to attend an appearance of a sprite that represents Cupid. So Polifilo Polia and celebrate their conjunction with the blessing of the gods and the Priestess.
Finished the ritual, leaving the temple was found between the incredible ruins of a great civilization now lapsed. Polia, knowing that it would have to wait until sunset, to persuade Polifilo advancing alone among the ruins and read some of the inscriptions found among the ruins of ancient temples. In fact Polifilo is walking in the cemetery of lovers lost.
After reading several, some very moving poetry and other sad, came across an entry that tells the Rape of Proserpine, thinks it is a divine sign that away and he has lost his beloved. Frightened by her running back, who by now was sitting on the beach waiting for the ship who would take them to the island Kythera for sugellare definitely their union of love. Almost
at sunset, the boat conducted by Cupid and rowing by nymphs during the crossing with great harmony singing with Polia. After describing the vessel and its divine helmsman who can not look directly at you so blinded by its sacred beauty, come to Kythera greeted by jubilant other nymphs.
The two lovers are expected to be a triumphal procession. Polifilo is fascinated by the island, which describes in detail, and its magnificent gardens separated by hedges concentric. Are tied at the wrists and led to the heart of the island, in an amphitheater in the center of which stands a great source and a tent. So, it seems Venus Divine ordering silence the crowd cheering. The diva mother at delivery Polia Polifilo and Cupid proceed in offering two arrows, one gold and one of lead. Polia Polifilo afraid and so, making himself courage, he takes the golden arrow, and pierces the veil. The two young men are washed into the well and are lined up when it comes to warlike Mars to do that gets rid of his armor and takes his leave with Venus.
Then the court of nymphs and satyrs accompanying Polifilo Polia and the sacred source, the tomb of the divine Adonis. The nymphs, about Polia, the pleading to tell his story.
So begins his story, speaking of his noble birth and Treviso, as a result of a plague, is a vote and decided to enter the order of the goddess Diana, respecting the absolute chastity.
So, for the first time and randomness in a temple Polifilo, who was madly in love with her but, in obedience to his vote, rejects it.
Polifilo, consumed with grief after numerous wastes, dies and Polia which has become aware of what has resulted, passes out and has a vision, that escapes running until it was taken away by the wind in the middle of a forest where he witnessed the massacre of two girls by Eros punished for refusing love. He sees with horror as the bodies of two young people are maimed by the god and the pieces of aggregate data members thrown to the beasts of the forest. Polia So, if in session, said all the his nurse, who advised her to leave the cult of Diana and dedicate to the more appropriate, Venus.
Polia so back in time and find where she had left Polifilo still unconscious. So she kisses him and miraculously returned to life.
Polia concludes his account by saying that in the end are presented to the high priestess to confess his love for Polifilo. So even
Polifilo tells how the principle was treated with cruelty by her that he does not even deign to answer his prayers and the love letters he wrote. And that is why he came to die. Recounts how his spirit left his body to experience Divine rewarding. He also describes the kiss of Polia in its wake.
Gone are the tales, declares his love Polia paid to the presence of the priestess.
Polifilo puts a wreath on his head and gives her a tender kiss. The nymphs at this point they decide to retire and leave the lovers in their intimacy. Finally
Polifilo Polia and lonely, but as soon as you touch her lips she vanishes into thin air and Polifilo wakes from the dream.
sad and bitter ending for the dream that had lasted too little, Melade the sun, envious, did finish the night and all his hopes of love.
What remains is the epitaph on the tomb of Polia.