Resurrection by Ellen Glasgow (1923)
The novel revolves around the life of Lady Elizabeth Gwynn, a widow who returns to her family's ancestral home in Virginia after being away for many years. She seeks redemption and forgiveness from her past mistakes, particularly her failed marriage and her treatment of others. Through her journey, she comes to terms with her own morality and the decline of the aristocratic society she was born into.
By Ellen Glasgow · First published 1923 · Genre: Poetry, Religious, Philosophical · 90 words
First lines
The trumpet of the Judgment shook the night, Dust quickened and was flesh; grave-clothes were shed; With moaning of strong travail and lament, The sea gave up her dead.
One, rising from a rotting tomb, beheld The heavens unfold beneath Jehovah's breath. "Great God! " he cried, "with Thine eternity, Couldst Thou not leave me Death? "
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Resurrection is listed on Textopian as a poem by Ellen Glasgow, dated 1923 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ellen Glasgow
- Date: 1923 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Religious, Philosophical, Apocalyptic, Gothic
- Length: 90 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured as a poem with a clear poetic form and language.
- Religious — Themes of judgment, resurrection, and references to Jehovah indicate a strong religious context.
- Philosophical — The poem explores existential questions about life, death, and eternity.
- Apocalyptic — Imagery of judgment and the end times suggests an apocalyptic theme.
Tags
Southern Gothic · Family Drama · Romance · Tragedy · Social Class · Wealth · Poverty · Rural Life · Small Town · Virginia · American Literature · Early 20th Century