About this book
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
Chapters (16)
1From 'Les Villages Illusoires': Rain
2The Ferryman
3The Silence
4The Bell-Ringer
5The Snow
6The Grave-Digger
7The Wind
8The Fishermen
9The Rope-Maker
10From 'Les Heures Claires'
11From 'Les Apparus dans mes Chemins': St George
12The Gardens
13She of the Garden
14From 'La Multiple Splendeur': The Glory of the Heavens
15Life
16Joy
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