Project Gutenberg 2012-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 94 Southey, Robert 1774 1843 Thalaba the Destroyer Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Thalaba the Destroyer" by Robert Southey is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. The poem follows the journey of Thalaba, a young boy seeking vengeance for the murder of his father, as he traverses a mythical landscape filled with magic, loss, and prophecy. Central themes revolve around fate, destiny, and the conflict between good and evil, making it an intriguing exploration of heroism in a richly crafted world. The opening of "Thalaba the Destroyer" sets a poignant tone, introducing us to Zeinab, a grieving widow, and her son, Thalaba. As they traverse the desert, they grapple with their profound loss, and the boy's determination to avenge his father becomes evident. Thalaba's feelings of sorrow and anger surface as he learns about the murder of his family and vows to seek justice. Amid the desolation, an encounter with a mysterious man reveals tales of the cursed paradise, Irem, and hints at the supernatural forces at play that will shape Thalaba's destiny, highlighting the interplay between his personal quests and the larger themes of fate and divine will. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 800213 800162 2024-10-16T17:12:03.131046 2023-09-17T10:40:53.604711 text/html text/html 825950 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 240791 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 315054 2024-10-16T17:12:23.570450 application/epub+zip 325791 2024-10-16T17:12:07.804043 application/epub+zip 325792 2024-10-16T17:12:05.141037 application/epub+zip 645044 2024-10-16T17:12:31.836453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699114 2024-10-16T17:12:21.037524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669943 2022-09-18T08:45:25.380753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564003 563916 2024-10-16T17:11:58.895070 2023-09-17T10:40:49.751628 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 563819 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216851 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 563866 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216664 2012-05-26T15:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20978 2024-10-16T17:12:32.006422 application/rdf+xml 13165 2024-10-16T17:12:05.874028 image/jpeg 3373 2024-10-16T17:12:05.509022 image/jpeg 306052 2024-10-16T17:12:03.188078 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