Project Gutenberg 2007-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 101 Skeats, Wilfred S. The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic" by Wilfred S. Skeats is a narrative poem written in the late 19th century. This work offers a blend of personal reflection and historical account as it explores themes of love, loss, and national identity through the eyes of its narrator, who finds himself torn between his Scottish roots and his new life in Canada. The poem is structured in cantos, with the first depicting the emotional turmoil of a protagonist who has been forced into exile, unable to marry the woman he loves due to class barriers. At the start of the poem, the narrator reflects on the pain of leaving England and the bittersweet memories of his lost love. Despite his deep affection for his homeland, he grapples with the realization that his native land offered him little solace and happiness, only wild unrest. His romantic aspirations are thwarted by the proud family of his beloved, leading him to undertake an emotional journey through Canada, mingling reflections on love with historical references to significant events and figures in Canadian history, like Samuel de Champlain and the battles that shaped the nation. The opening portion sets the stage for a broader exploration of personal grief and historical legacy, inviting readers to engage with both the individual and collective experiences of exile and national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canadian poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 252381 252382 2025-01-09T04:09:27.620052 2023-09-09T10:11:42.083053 text/html text/html 257234 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 63335 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152451 2025-01-09T04:09:40.778955 application/epub+zip 152653 2025-01-09T04:09:32.543021 application/epub+zip 127224 2025-01-09T04:09:30.363006 application/epub+zip 354450 2025-01-09T04:09:44.379925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513898 2025-01-09T04:09:38.566984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481724 2022-09-10T04:58:57.682563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134475 134185 2025-01-09T04:09:25.734029 2023-09-09T10:11:40.325026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 134351 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53200 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134344 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53176 2007-03-29T18:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21082 2025-01-09T04:09:44.517927 application/rdf+xml 17413 2025-01-09T04:09:30.979046 image/jpeg 4134 2025-01-09T04:09:30.669015 image/jpeg 146652 2025-01-09T04:09:27.637081 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