Infelicia


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Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous as an actress, successfully navigated press scandals about her private life and wrote poetry. This volume collects her poems, which explore, among other things, Judaism, the position of women in society and contemporary events such as the American Civil War. By turns introspective and ferocious, her poetry is as varied and fresh as it was when first published. - Summary by Newgatenovelist (2 hr 24 min)

Chapters

Resurgam 6:37 Read by Newgatenovelist
Dreams of Beauty 2:41 Read by Newgatenovelist
My Heritage 3:58 Read by Newgatenovelist
Judith 4:18 Read by Newgatenovelist
Working and Waiting 3:17 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Release 3:50 Read by Newgatenovelist
In Vain 4:58 Read by Newgatenovelist
Venetia 2:05 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Ship that Went Down 4:39 Read by Newgatenovelist
Battle of the Stars 10:32 Read by Newgatenovelist
Myself 4:39 Read by Newgatenovelist
Into the Depths 6:22 Read by Newgatenovelist
Sale of Souls 6:46 Read by Newgatenovelist
One Year Ago 2:17 Read by Newgatenovelist
Genius 4:52 Read by Newgatenovelist
Drifts that Bar My Door 6:03 Read by Newgatenovelist
Aspiration 1:16 Read by Newgatenovelist
Miserimus 2:04 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Memory 2:00 Read by Newgatenovelist
Hemlock in the Furrows 6:09 Read by Newgatenovelist
Hear, O Israel! 5:44 Read by Newgatenovelist
Where the Flocks Shall Be Led 4:53 Read by Newgatenovelist
Pro Patria 8:32 Read by Newgatenovelist
'Karazah' to 'Karl' 1:27 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Fragment 6:09 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Autograph on the Soul 7:31 Read by Newgatenovelist
Adelina Patti 1:16 Read by Newgatenovelist
Dying 7:20 Read by Newgatenovelist
Saved 4:36 Read by Newgatenovelist
Answer Me 4:11 Read by Newgatenovelist
Wounded 2:02 Read by Newgatenovelist
Infelix 1:49 Read by Newgatenovelist