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 Project Gutenberg 2010-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 61 Guimarães, Alberto Dias Guimaraes, Alberto Dias Folhas Soltas Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "Folhas Soltas" by Alberto Dias Guimarães is a collection of poetic reflections and musings likely written in the late 19th century. This work encapsulates the youthful sentiments of love, longing, and existential sorrow, exploring the complexities of human emotion against the backdrop of life’s fleeting nature. The poems convey a deep introspection rooted in the themes of beauty, despair, and the passage of time. The collection presents a contemplative voice grappling with the pains of love and the inevitable march of time. The author uses rich imagery and symbolism to express profound sadness and nostalgia for lost youth, capturing moments of fleeting joy and enduring sorrow. The verses blend romantic ideals with stark realities, often oscillating between hope and despair. Through personal reflections, Guimarães illustrates a poignant struggle between the desire for connection and the weight of loneliness, ultimately revealing an artistic quest for meaning amidst life’s transient beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese literature PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 43989 43990 2024-10-13T12:21:37.038307 2023-09-14T05:43:12.887528 text/html text/html 39941 2021-01-06T08:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15787 2021-01-06T08:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 84271 2024-10-13T12:21:40.900303 application/epub+zip 83170 2024-10-13T12:21:38.661302 application/epub+zip 83173 2024-10-13T12:21:37.599312 application/epub+zip 158664 2024-10-13T12:21:42.566296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153404 2024-10-13T12:21:40.295289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120556 2022-09-14T14:21:35.281455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37263 37164 2024-10-13T12:21:36.771316 2023-09-14T05:43:12.709525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36871 2021-01-06T08:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14764 2021-01-06T08:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18663 2024-10-13T12:21:42.688281 application/rdf+xml 11436 2024-10-13T12:21:38.131300 image/jpeg 3196 2024-10-13T12:21:37.863301 image/jpeg 81881 2024-10-13T12:21:37.043318 application/octet-stream application/zip