Poems of Emile Verhaeren
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
Genre(s): Single author, Free Verse
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | Phil Benson |
00:07:50 |
| Play 01 | From 'Les Villages Illusoires': Rain | Phil Benson |
00:03:44 |
| Play 02 | The Ferryman | Phil Benson |
00:03:41 |
| Play 03 | The Silence | Phil Benson |
00:04:09 |
| Play 04 | The Bell-Ringer | Phil Benson |
00:04:42 |
| Play 05 | The Snow | Phil Benson |
00:03:07 |
| Play 06 | The Grave-Digger | Phil Benson |
00:08:12 |
| Play 07 | The Wind | Phil Benson |
00:03:34 |
| Play 08 | The Fishermen | Phil Benson |
00:05:36 |
| Play 09 | The Rope-Maker | Phil Benson |
00:07:07 |
| Play 10 | From 'Les Heures Claires' | Phil Benson |
00:05:50 |
| Play 11 | From 'Les Apparus dans mes Chemins': St George | Phil Benson |
00:06:13 |
| Play 12 | The Gardens | Phil Benson |
00:02:03 |
| Play 13 | She of the Garden | Phil Benson |
00:02:12 |
| Play 14 | From 'La Multiple Splendeur': The Glory of the Heavens | Phil Benson |
00:03:36 |
| Play 15 | Life | Phil Benson |
00:02:27 |
| Play 16 | Joy | Phil Benson |
00:04:13 |