Poems of Emile Verhaeren
Emile Verhaeren
Read by Phil Benson
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 (1 hr 18 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 7:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
From 'Les Villages Illusoires': Rain | 3:44 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Ferryman | 3:41 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Silence | 4:09 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Bell-Ringer | 4:42 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Snow | 3:07 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Grave-Digger | 8:12 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Wind | 3:34 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Fishermen | 5:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Rope-Maker | 7:07 | Read by Phil Benson |
From 'Les Heures Claires' | 5:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
From 'Les Apparus dans mes Chemins': St George | 6:13 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Gardens | 2:03 | Read by Phil Benson |
She of the Garden | 2:12 | Read by Phil Benson |
From 'La Multiple Splendeur': The Glory of the Heavens | 3:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
Life | 2:26 | Read by Phil Benson |
Joy | 4:12 | Read by Phil Benson |