Sicily, December, 1908 (Lyrics, Dramatic and Per
The narrative revolves around a young American woman who travels to Sicily with her husband and becomes embroiled in the island's tumultuous politics. The story explores themes of love, loyalty, and identity amidst the backdrop of revolution and social upheaval.
By Henry Van Dyke · First published 1911 · Genre: Poetry, Dramatic, Personal · 179 words
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O garden isle, beloved by Sun and Sea, -- / Whose bluest billows kiss thy curving bays, / Whose amorous light enfolds thee in warm / rays / That fill with fruit each dark-leaved orange- / tree, -- / What hidden hatred hath the Earth for thee? / Behold, again, in these dark, dreadful days, / She trembles with her wrath, and swiftly lays / Thy beauty waste in wreck and agony!
Is Nature, then, a strife of jealous powers, / And man the plaything of unconscious fate? / Not so, my troubled heart! God reigns above / And man is greatest in his darkest hours: / Walking amid the cities desolate, / The Son of God appears in human love.
Tertius and Henry van Dyke, January, 1909.
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Sicily, December, 1908 (Lyrics, Dramatic and Personal) is listed on Textopian as an essay by Henry Van Dyke, dated 1911 CE.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Henry Van Dyke
- Date: 1911 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Dramatic, Personal
- Length: 179 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is composed in verse form, utilizing poetic devices such as rhyme, meter, and imagery.
- Dramatic — The text conveys intense emotions and dramatic themes, particularly through its depiction of natural disasters and human suffering.
- Personal — The work reflects personal reflections and philosophical musings, particularly on themes of nature, fate, and divine presence.
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Poetry · Drama · Personal Narrative · Travelogue · Autobiographical · Memoir · Historical Fiction · Literary Nonfiction · Biographical · Regional Literature · American Literature · 19th Century Literature