Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Southey, Robert 1774 1843 Poems, 1799 Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Jonathan Ingram, Clytie Siddall, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Poems, 1799" by Robert Southey is a collection of poetry written during the late 18th century. The poems encompass various themes, notably the exploration of spiritual and moral dilemmas, often depicted through the historical figure of Joan of Arc, as well as reflections on social issues and human experiences. Southey's works reveal his engagement with profound themes of life, death, faith, and the human condition. The opening of this collection introduces "The Vision of the Maid of Orléans," where the central figure, Joan of Arc, finds herself in a dreamlike, desolate landscape symbolic of her internal struggle and the weight of her destiny. Surrounded by foreboding imagery and spectral beings, Joan is faced with the embodiment of despair, captivatingly narrating her journey through realms that represent death and moral reckoning. As she grapples with temptation and the haunting specters of those affected by war and loss, the opening lays the groundwork for a rich examination of heroism, guilt, and redemption, drawing readers into a vivid exploration of noble ideals contrasted against harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 191443 191488 2024-10-04T08:09:03.316894 2023-10-04T07:42:19.916062 text/html text/html 198974 2021-10-18T05:01:58 text/html 310799 2024-10-04T08:09:11.679844 application/epub+zip 310902 2024-10-04T08:09:05.751863 application/epub+zip 158505 2024-10-04T08:09:04.281856 application/epub+zip 413543 2024-10-04T08:09:14.932782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380000 2024-10-04T08:09:10.555868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198141 2022-09-04T11:16:58.158731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163568 163493 2024-10-04T08:09:02.235911 2023-10-04T07:42:18.961048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163316 2021-10-18T05:01:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18957 2024-10-04T08:09:15.064769 application/rdf+xml 10294 2024-10-04T08:09:04.848831 image/jpeg 2865 2024-10-04T08:09:04.564919 image/jpeg 66063 2021-10-18T05:02:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 209211 2021-10-18T05:02:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 275248 2024-10-04T08:09:03.338869 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