English· 01:18:16· 17 chapters
A selection of poems from Belgian symbolist poet Émile Verhaeren, translated from French by Alma Strettell. Most of the poems selected are from 'Les Villages Illusoires' (1895) and are rooted in Verhaeren's observations of the everyday life and landscapes of his native Flanders. The selection also includes extracts from 'Les Heures Claires', a love poem for his wife (recorded in full for Librivox as 'The Sunlit Hours'), and poems from the earlier and later volumes, Les Apparus dans mes Chemins' (1891) and 'La Multiple Splendeur' (1906). - Summary by Philip Benson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
07:50 - Chapter 2
From 'Les Villages Illusoires': Rain
03:44 - Chapter 3
The Ferryman
03:41 - Chapter 4
The Silence
04:09 - Chapter 5
The Bell-Ringer
04:42 - Chapter 6
The Snow
03:07 - Chapter 7
The Grave-Digger
08:12 - Chapter 8
The Wind
03:34 - Chapter 9
The Fishermen
05:36 - Chapter 10
The Rope-Maker
07:07 - Chapter 11
From 'Les Heures Claires'
05:50 - Chapter 12
From 'Les Apparus dans mes Chemins': St George
06:13 - Chapter 13
The Gardens
02:03 - Chapter 14
She of the Garden
02:12 - Chapter 15
From 'La Multiple Splendeur': The Glory of the Heavens
03:36 - Chapter 16
Life
02:27 - Chapter 17
Joy
04:13