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Title:
The Death-Wake
or Lunacy; a Necromaunt in Three Chimeras
Credits:
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Sankar Viswanathan and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Death-Wake" by Thomas Tod Stoddart is a poem written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows Julio, a monk haunted by the memory of his beloved Agathè, who has died, and explores themes of madness, love, and death. The imagery is rich and Romantic, echoing the emotional turmoil and the supernatural elements characteristic of the genre. At the start of "The Death-Wake," we are introduced to Julio, who mourns his lost love, Agathè, after her burial. The opening depicts a somber atmosphere as Julio grapples with his despair, reflecting on his noble lineage and the madness from which he suffers. As he navigates his grief, hallucinations and intense emotions propel him into an erratic engagement with death and the remnants of life. His idealization of Agathè blurts out through his desperate longing, culminating in actions that intertwine love with the macabre, leading to a tragic spiral toward his own demise. This opening establishes a haunting tone that permeates the text, engaging the reader with its profound exploration of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoddart, Thomas Tod, 1810-1880
Commentator: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
EBook No.: 16601
Published: Aug 27, 2005
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Poetry
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Death-Wake
or Lunacy; a Necromaunt in Three Chimeras
Credits:
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Sankar Viswanathan and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Death-Wake" by Thomas Tod Stoddart is a poem written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows Julio, a monk haunted by the memory of his beloved Agathè, who has died, and explores themes of madness, love, and death. The imagery is rich and Romantic, echoing the emotional turmoil and the supernatural elements characteristic of the genre. At the start of "The Death-Wake," we are introduced to Julio, who mourns his lost love, Agathè, after her burial. The opening depicts a somber atmosphere as Julio grapples with his despair, reflecting on his noble lineage and the madness from which he suffers. As he navigates his grief, hallucinations and intense emotions propel him into an erratic engagement with death and the remnants of life. His idealization of Agathè blurts out through his desperate longing, culminating in actions that intertwine love with the macabre, leading to a tragic spiral toward his own demise. This opening establishes a haunting tone that permeates the text, engaging the reader with its profound exploration of love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoddart, Thomas Tod, 1810-1880
Commentator: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
EBook No.: 16601
Published: Aug 27, 2005
Downloads: 142
Language: English
Subject: Poetry
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.