Project Gutenberg
2020-09-03
Public domain in the USA.
140
E. M.
The Lathe of Morpheus; or, The dream song.
A tribute to B.C. from E.M
Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
"The Lathe of Morpheus; or, The dream song" by E. M. is a poetic tribute likely written in the early 20th century, showcasing a blend of dreamlike imagery and personal lamentation. This work is a collection of interconnected poems that explore themes of love, longing, fantasy, and the intricate relationship between dreams and reality, reflecting the delicate straddling of the conscious and unconscious states often found in literature of this time. The book unfolds as a series of meditative pieces addressed to "Bridget," illuminating an ethereal vision of love intertwined with a deep yearning for connection. The narrator is drawn between the enchanting "Garden of Sleep," teeming with vibrant imagery, and darker themes suggested by encounters with the forces of death and desire, including the figure of a seductive, vampiric woman. Through vivid verses, E. M. presents a struggle for emotional and artistic expression, grappling with the duality of joy and despair, as well as the fleeting nature of beauty and life itself. The intertwining of these themes leads the reader through a landscape that is both rich in sensory detail and imbued with existential reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
English poetry -- 20th century
PR
Text
Category: Poetry
70725
2025-09-25T06:13:24.126511
text/html
48700
2024-10-18T05:42:01
text/html
73988
2025-09-25T06:13:26.762483
application/epub+zip
72810
2025-09-25T06:13:24.635510
application/epub+zip
72810
2025-09-25T06:13:24.357524
application/epub+zip
103260
2025-09-25T06:13:28.377480
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
96443
2025-09-25T06:13:26.498484
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
96617
2022-09-28T12:49:39.121134
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
43912
2025-09-25T06:13:23.915503
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
23971
2024-10-18T05:42:01
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
15413
2025-09-25T06:13:28.493474
application/rdf+xml
8460
2025-09-25T06:13:24.440549
image/jpeg
1796
2025-09-25T06:13:24.398506
image/jpeg
54524
2025-09-25T06:13:24.133519
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