Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode by Algernon Charles Swinburne
"Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poetry written during the early 20th century, particularly around the late 1910s. This volume includes various poems that explore themes of nature, love, and existence, showcasing Swinburne's rich and melodic language. The collection primarily serves as a reflection on life and the transience of human experience against the backdrop of the natural world. The poems within thiscollection delve into the beauty and complexity of life, intertwining human emotions with the elements of nature. In "Songs of the Springtides," Swinburne conjures vivid imagery, depicting the relationship between humanity and the sea while celebrating the vitality of spring as a metaphor for rebirth and creative inspiration. In the "Birthday Ode," originally written for the anniversary of Victor Hugo, the text pays homage to the strength of artistic expression and the profound influence of great literature on the human spirit. Overall, the collection serves not only as a celebration of the natural world but also as an exploration of the deeper philosophical questions of love, freedom, and the essence of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.html.images | 179 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.epub3.images | 139 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.epub.images | 138 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.epub.noimages | 119 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.kf8.images | 354 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.kindle.images | 439 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18287.txt.utf-8 | 108 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18287/pg18287-h.zip | 136 kB | ||||
| There may bemore files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909 |
|---|---|
| Title | Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III |
| Note | Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Paul Murray, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 18287 |
| Release Date | Apr 30, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 109 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
