Project Gutenberg 2012-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 87 Kilpi, Volter 1874 1939 Ericsson, Volter Bathseba: Davidin puheluja itsensä kanssa E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Bathseba: Davidin puheluja itsensä kanssa" by Volter Kilpi is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is presented from the perspective of King David of Israel, who engages in deep introspection and reflection on love and yearning, particularly focusing on his feelings for Bathsheba. The novel captures the emotional and spiritual struggles of its main character as he navigates themes of desire, solitude, and the connection between the personal and the divine. The opening portion of the work immerses the reader in King David’s contemplative state as he sits on the rooftop, gazing at the starry night and the wilderness before him. He expresses his profound love for the night and the expansive landscape, which he perceives as intertwined lovers. David's internal conflict is accentuated by his longing for emotional and physical connection, specifically with Bathsheba, highlighted through his vivid imagery and intense emotional expressions. His reflections oscillate between the beauty of nature, the burden of his kingly responsibilities, and the passionate yearning for love, setting a poetic and melancholic tone right from the start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi David, King of Israel -- Fiction PH Text Category: Novels 285114 2025-09-16T14:44:42.724208 text/html 284931 284864 2024-10-17T10:28:27.460130 2023-09-18T05:04:44.152132 text/html text/html 179332 2025-09-16T14:44:49.338145 application/epub+zip 181155 2025-09-16T14:44:46.017150 application/epub+zip 155561 2025-09-16T14:44:44.868200 application/epub+zip 424297 2025-09-16T14:44:52.079124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384815 2025-09-16T14:44:48.589194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236126 2022-09-18T18:52:21.312148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266640 2025-09-16T14:44:42.338190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246817 2024-10-23T11:37:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16536 2025-09-16T14:44:52.208114 application/rdf+xml 20275 2025-09-16T14:44:45.361141 image/jpeg 4244 2025-09-16T14:44:45.116134 image/jpeg 177193 2025-09-16T14:44:42.749177 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia