The City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems


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(5 stars; 2 reviews)

While primarily known for being pessimistic, the poetry of James Thomson (1834-1882) is also beautiful and psychologically complex. This 1903 edition, varying as it does in selection from the edition of the same name published during his lifetime, provides a representative look at what has come to be known as his best works. The title poem is a horror-laced journey through depths that are surface level supernatural and at their heart an exploration of depression and atheist existential crisis. Subsequent works turn personal struggles (such as chronic insomnia) into pure art and praise poets that have gone before. - Summary by MoonLylith (3 hr 33 min)

Chapitres

Front matter. Proem. The City of Dreadful Night Parts 1-10 45:09 Lu par MoonLylith
The City of Dreadful Night Parts 11-21 42:36 Lu par MoonLylith
To our ladies of death 17:43 Lu par MoonLylith
Insomnia 21:52 Lu par MoonLylith
He Heard Her Sing 20:55 Lu par MoonLylith
In the Room 12:46 Lu par MoonLylith
A Voice from the Nile 15:07 Lu par MoonLylith
The Poet and his Muse 11:16 Lu par MoonLylith
Mater Tenebrarum 3:54 Lu par MoonLylith
L'Ancien Régime 5:07 Lu par MoonLylith
The Sleeper 5:56 Lu par MoonLylith
On a Broken Pipe 0:42 Lu par MoonLylith
Day 0:55 Lu par MoonLylith
Night 1:16 Lu par MoonLylith
William Blake 1:17 Lu par MoonLylith
E.B.B. 1:56 Lu par MoonLylith
The Fire That Filled My Heart of Old 1:34 Lu par MoonLylith
Song 1:49 Lu par MoonLylith
A Requiem 1:50 Lu par MoonLylith