Project Gutenberg 2014-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 98 Masters, Edgar Lee 1868 1950 Ford, Webster Masters, E. L. (Edgar Lee) 19017050 Starved Rock Produced by Charlene Taylor, Dianne Nolan, 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) "Starved Rock" by Edgar Lee Masters is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on themes of nature, human sorrow, and the passage of time, using the metaphor of Starved Rock, a significant geological feature in Illinois, to illustrate the struggles and the stories of both its native peoples and the ensuing generations. Through vivid imagery and a profound exploration of loss and memorial, the collection addresses multiple voices and perspectives, hinting at narrative depth and emotional resonance. The opening of the collection introduces Starved Rock as a powerful symbol of history, memory, and survival. The poem begins with a contemplative description of the rock itself, portraying it as a sentinel of time that has witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations, including the Illini people. The rock stands as a “cenotaph of sorrows," calling attention to the tragic events that unfolded around it. The text intertwines reflections on nature with the human condition, evoking a sense of nostalgia and loss as it recounts the struggles of the past, illustrating how these experiences shape the legacy that affects contemporary lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46197/46197-h/images/cover.jpg en American poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 338560 338569 2024-09-19T10:12:28.917627 2023-09-20T06:28:56.772550 text/html text/html 360280 2014-07-05T13:17:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 120965 2014-07-05T13:17:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 142119 2024-09-19T10:12:42.534538 application/epub+zip 143167 2024-09-19T10:12:32.695582 application/epub+zip 140469 2024-09-19T10:12:30.708600 application/epub+zip 291494 2024-09-19T10:12:47.403521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224173 2024-09-19T10:12:39.302579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220704 2022-09-21T04:41:03.866798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198198 197952 2024-09-19T10:12:26.715621 2023-09-20T06:28:54.421556 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 198103 2014-07-05T13:17:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76237 2014-07-05T13:17:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 198099 2014-07-05T13:17:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76196 2014-07-05T13:17:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20200 2024-09-19T10:12:47.555524 application/rdf+xml 7372 2024-09-19T10:12:30.845595 image/jpeg 1732 2024-09-19T10:12:30.777598 image/jpeg 121811 2024-09-19T10:12:28.943624 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