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Poems of Emile Verhaeren

Gelesen von Phil Benson

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A selection of poems from Belgian symbolist poet Émile Verhaeren, translated from French by Alma Strettell. Most of the poems selected are from 'Les Villages Illusoires' (1895) and are rooted in Verhaeren's observations of the everyday life and landscapes of his native Flanders. The selection also includes extracts from 'Les Heures Claires', a love poem for his wife (recorded in full for Librivox as 'The Sunlit Hours'), and poems from the earlier and later volumes, Les Apparus dans mes Chemins' (1891) and 'La Multiple Splendeur' (1906). - Summary by Philip Benson (1 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Introduction

7:50

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From 'Les Villages Illusoires': Rain

3:44

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The Ferryman

3:41

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The Silence

4:09

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The Bell-Ringer

4:42

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The Snow

3:07

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The Grave-Digger

8:12

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The Wind

3:34

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The Fishermen

5:36

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The Rope-Maker

7:07

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From 'Les Heures Claires'

5:50

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From 'Les Apparus dans mes Chemins': St George

6:13

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The Gardens

2:03

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She of the Garden

2:12

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From 'La Multiple Splendeur': The Glory of the Heavens

3:36

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Life

2:27

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Joy

4:13

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