Project Gutenberg 2011-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 71 Masters, Edgar Lee 1868 1950 Ford, Webster Masters, E. L. (Edgar Lee) Songs and Satires Produced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Songs and Satires" by Edgar Lee Masters is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. This work encompasses a rich array of themes, exploring the depths of human experience, emotion, and social commentary, often infused with poignant reflections on love, loss, and the complexities of life. Masters, also known for his earlier work "Spoon River Anthology," dives into the subtleties of silence, the struggles of iconic figures like St. Francis, and the bittersweet nature of existence. The opening of "Songs and Satires" introduces readers to the evocative poem "Silence," where the poet reflects on various forms of silence— from the tranquility of nature to the haunting silence of human suffering and introspection. He questions the limitations of language in conveying profound emotions and experiences, using vivid imagery to connect everyday occurrences with deeper philosophical insights. The subsequent poem "St. Francis and Lady Clare" presents a narrative laden with themes of passion and spirituality, depicting a tumultuous yet transformative encounter between love and devotion. Overall, the beginning of the collection establishes a lyrical and contemplative tone, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 226277 231717 2024-09-15T10:12:26.336753 2023-09-16T04:07:05.408834 text/html text/html 237155 2023-11-22T23:22:26 text/html 139590 2024-09-15T10:12:38.101671 application/epub+zip 139957 2024-09-15T10:12:30.002735 application/epub+zip 133703 2024-09-15T10:12:28.015748 application/epub+zip 301493 2024-09-15T10:12:41.384656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265327 2024-09-15T10:12:35.196703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253764 2022-09-16T13:44:59.415348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185345 185065 2024-09-15T10:12:25.083775 2023-09-16T04:07:04.157832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 184751 2023-11-23T00:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17003 2024-09-15T10:12:41.520660 application/rdf+xml 14557 2024-09-15T10:12:28.397722 image/jpeg 3739 2024-09-15T10:12:28.206728 image/jpeg 71504 2023-11-23T00:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 134669 2024-09-15T10:12:26.360736 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