Project Gutenberg 2014-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 74 Verhaeren, Emile 1855 1916 Verhaeren, Émile Les Villes tentaculaires, précédées des Campagnes hallucinées E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "Les Villes tentaculaires, précédées des Campagnes hallucinées" by Émile Verhaeren is a collection of poetry likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the juxtaposition of sprawling urban landscapes and the haunting imagery of rural life, reflecting on themes of industrialization, despair, and the human condition. At the start of the work, Verhaeren vividly describes the city as a "tentacular" entity, characterized by its complicated structures, smoke-filled skies, and the relentless movement of crowds. The poet contrasts this with depictions of the barren plains and struggling villagers, painting a stark picture of the profound impact of industrialization on both the landscape and the psyche of its inhabitants. This opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the tension between urbanization and the pastoral world, hinting at the broader social critiques woven throughout the poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45590/45590-h/images/verhaeren_cover.jpg fr Belgian poetry (French) PQ Text FR Poésie FR Littérature francophone Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 166287 166076 2024-09-19T06:56:39.536668 2023-09-19T18:00:46.211857 text/html text/html 169832 2014-05-05T13:17:07 text/html 246004 2014-05-05T13:19:30 text/html application/zip 257052 2024-09-19T06:56:44.715478 application/epub+zip 258289 2024-09-19T06:56:40.552495 application/epub+zip 112748 2024-09-19T06:56:40.121499 application/epub+zip 329721 2024-09-19T06:56:47.172448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303895 2024-09-19T06:56:44.254497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158409 2022-09-20T18:49:39.876441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137802 2024-09-19T06:56:38.734501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137402 2020-06-15T19:37:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 52264 2020-06-15T19:37:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 135138 2014-05-05T12:51:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51842 2014-05-05T13:09:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20593 2024-09-19T06:56:47.303461 application/rdf+xml 14126 2024-09-19T06:56:40.230493 image/jpeg 2229 2024-09-19T06:56:40.177495 image/jpeg 246425 2024-09-19T06:56:39.555502 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia