The City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems


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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)

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