Songs Before Sunrise

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 - 1909)

This is a collection of some particularly beautiful poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne. This collection is connected by the Italian theme, as Swinburne was inspired to write most of them after learning of the Italian struggle for unification. - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Dedication to Joseph Mazzini Elizabeth P.
00:02:26
Play 02 Prelude Simona Rusu
00:09:38
Play 03 The Eve of Revolution Nemo
00:33:11
Play 04 A watch in the Night Emma Charlotte
00:10:19
Play 05 Super Flumina Babylonis Simona Rusu
00:06:51
Play 06 The halt before Rome Matthew Squaire
00:14:12
Play 07 Mentana - First Anniversary Matthew Squaire
00:04:16
Play 08 Blessed among Women Simona Rusu
00:09:59
Play 09 The Litany of Nations Matthew Squaire
00:10:02
Play 10 Hertha Nemo
00:12:22
Play 11 Before a Crucifix Jim Nyenhuis
00:11:47
Play 12 Tenebrae Jim Nyenhuis
00:07:15
Play 13 Hymn of Man Jim Nyenhuis
00:22:12
Play 14 The Pilgrims cathar maiden
00:05:45
Play 15 Armand Barbès Corrinne LePage
00:01:59
Play 16 Quia Multum Amavit Corrinne LePage
00:08:19
Play 17 Genesis Nemo
00:05:10
Play 18 To Walt Whitman in America Patrick Wallace
00:07:19
Play 19 Christmas Antiphones Shana Burns
00:08:50
Play 20 A New Year’s Message Corrinne LePage
00:02:35
Play 21 Mater Dolorosa Corrinne LePage
00:05:00
Play 22 Mater Triumphalis Corrinne LePage
00:09:09
Play 23 A Marching Song Corrinne LePage
00:09:28
Play 24 Siena Pamela Nagami
00:04:12
Play 25 Cor Cordium Nemo
00:01:19
Play 26 In San Lorenzo Nelson Hay
00:01:22
Play 27 Tiresias Roman Noble
00:19:03
Play 28 The Song of the Standard Corrinne LePage
00:04:08
Play 29 On the Downs Patrick Wallace
00:07:25
Play 30 Messidor Corrinne LePage
00:03:54
Play 31 Ode on the Insurrection in Candia Corrinne LePage
00:11:07
Play 32 Non Dolet Emma Charlotte
00:01:18
Play 33 Eurydice Emma Charlotte
00:01:28
Play 34 An Appeal Corrinne LePage
00:03:59
Play 35 Perinde ac Cadaver Corrinne LePage
00:05:05
Play 36 Monotones Phil Schempf
00:02:21
Play 37 The Oblation Phil Schempf
00:01:04
Play 38 A Year’s Burden Corrinne LePage
00:05:08
Play 39 Epilogue Elizabeth P.
00:17:14