Project Gutenberg 1998-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 280 Thomson, James 1834 1882 Thompson, James The City of Dreadful Night Produced by Michael C. Browning, and David Widger "The City of Dreadful Night" by James Thomson is a poetic work written during the late 19th century, specifically in the Victorian era. This long poem delves into themes of despair, existential questioning, and the human condition, using the metaphor of a grim city to explore the darker aspects of life and the struggle for meaning amid suffering. The poem presents a lyrical journey through a haunting city characterized by hopelessness and shadow, where inhabitants are trapped in a perpetual state of despair. The narrator encounters various figures who embody lost faith, love, and hope, revealing the pervasive agony of life without purpose. As he navigates this city, he reflects on the nature of existence, pondering the futility of struggles and the inevitability of death. Ultimately, "The City of Dreadful Night" serves as a profound exploration of human anguish, framed by Thomson's evocative imagery and somber tone, leaving the reader to contemplate the inescapable realities of suffering and mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 85226 85235 2024-09-01T08:56:33.524468 2023-10-01T08:14:32.706609 text/html text/html 79943 2013-02-08T10:01:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 30666 2013-02-08T10:01:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 80296 2024-09-01T08:56:37.427406 application/epub+zip 81722 2024-09-01T08:56:34.780425 application/epub+zip 81722 2024-09-01T08:56:34.000455 application/epub+zip 155779 2024-09-01T08:56:39.081413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158185 2024-09-01T08:56:36.941414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158149 2022-09-01T10:02:39.606785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78870 78838 2024-09-01T08:56:33.334432 2023-10-01T08:14:32.422596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78659 2008-08-16T19:14:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29994 2008-08-16T19:15:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17915 2024-09-01T08:56:39.223386 application/rdf+xml 12460 2024-09-01T08:56:34.340412 image/jpeg 3535 2024-09-01T08:56:34.171419 image/jpeg 80362 2024-09-01T08:56:33.535422 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia