Thoughts in Separation
THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION, by Alice Meynell, is a collection of essays that explore the relationship between literature and emotion. The book examines how literature can evoke powerful emotions in readers and how these emotions can shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Can you tell me more about the book's content?
By Alice Meynell · First published 1899 · Genre: Poetry, Literary Collections, Women's studies · 153 words
First lines
We never meet; yet we meet day by day
Upon those hills of life, dim and immense --
The good we love, and sleep, our innocence.
O hills of life, high hills! And, higher than they,
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Thoughts in Separation is listed on Textopian as a poem by Alice Meynell, dated 1899 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1899 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Literary Collections, Women's studies
- Length: 153 words
- Structure: 1 section, 12 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — Alice Meynell is known for her poetry and 'Thoughts in Separation' primarily consists of various poems expressing the separation of body and spirit, hence designating this work as poetry is the most fitting.
- Literary Collections — The book is a collection of distinctive poems, making it suitable to categorize under Literary Collections.
- Women's studies — As a female poet in the late Victorian era, Alice Meynell's works often illuminate the personal and societal anxieties of women during that time, making this work relevant under the genre of Women's Studies.
Tags
Literary Fiction · Poetry · Women Writers · Victorian Literature · Personal Reflections · Philosophy · Mental Health · Emotional Intelligence · Self-Discovery · Nostalgia · Memoir · Autobiography
More by Alice Meynell
- Poems: SONNET -- MY HEART SHALL BE THY GARDEN (1903)
- Poems: SONNET -- THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION (1903)
- Poems: TO A POET (1903)
- Poems: SONG OF THE SPRING TO THE SUMMER: THE POET SINGS TO HER POET (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED (1903)
- Poems: MEDITATION (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED DEAD -- A LAMENT (1903)
- Poems: SONNET (1903)
- All works by Alice Meynell