Project Gutenberg 2011-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 235 Smith, Clark Ashton 1893 1961 The Star-Treader, and other poems Produced by David Starner, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Star-Treader, and other poems" by Clark Ashton Smith is a collection of poetry written during the early 20th century. The book explores themes of beauty, death, and the cosmic experiences of humanity, revealing a rich tapestry of metaphysical musings and vivid imagery. Smith, a prominent figure in the weird fiction movement, uses his lyrical style to delve into existential queries and the nature of existence, all while engaging with the themes of myth and the sublime. Within this collection, readers will find poems that traverse a variety of landscapes, both earthly and celestial, invoking a sense of wonder and contemplation. Poems such as "The Star-Treader" illustrate a journey through dreams and memory, while "Nero" reflects on power and the fragility of life. The poems are infused with an ethereal quality, capturing moments of beauty intertwined with philosophical reflections on the cosmos and humanity’s place within it. From the haunting lament of lost beauty in "Song to Oblivion" to the vibrant imagery of nature in "The Butterfly," Smith’s works invite readers into a world where beauty and terror coexist, leaving them to ponder the deeper meanings embedded in each stanza. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38410/38410-h/images/cover.jpg en American poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 175547 175556 2024-09-16T08:15:05.607315 2023-09-17T03:32:56.382208 text/html text/html 175832 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 99409 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 114812 2024-09-16T08:15:12.839283 application/epub+zip 115159 2024-09-16T08:15:07.116311 application/epub+zip 89746 2024-09-16T08:15:06.262319 application/epub+zip 218932 2024-09-16T08:15:16.465255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294799 2024-09-16T08:15:11.853282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268980 2022-09-17T13:53:20.417592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106000 105772 2024-09-16T08:15:04.450336 2023-09-17T03:32:55.271205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 105869 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40562 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105859 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40522 2021-01-08T09:38:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20047 2024-09-16T08:15:16.616264 application/rdf+xml 17973 2024-09-16T08:15:06.375451 image/jpeg 2369 2024-09-16T08:15:06.318313 image/jpeg 100901 2024-09-16T08:15:05.627326 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