Carmen by Leigh Gordon Giltner
In Seville's night, a man waits for Carmen Gitana, a passionate, cruel dancer he calls a scarlet passion-flower of the South. Enthralled by her dancing and glancing, he lures her from the music and laughter into the night, embracing her with love born of past passion and betrayal—then stabs her with his dirk.
By Leigh Gordon Giltner · First published 1900 · Genre: Romantic Poetry, Narrative Poetry, Drama · 357 words
First lines
Night in Seville, and the twinkle / Of stars in the far azure set, / The mandolin's torturing tinkle, / The click of the castanet! / Music and wine and low laughter, / Love and a torment of tune-- / Hate and a poignard thereafter, / Under the yellow moon.
Here in the night I await her, / Under the slumberous moon; / Yearns my fierce spirit to mate her-- / All my sick senses aswoon / Beneath the wild sway of her dancing / Passion and pride are at war;-- / Thrall to her amorous glancing, / Grandee and toreador.
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Genres
- Romantic Poetry — The entire work centers on passionate love, sensual desire, and emotional intensity, with the narrator's fierce infatuation with Carmen as the driving force of the narrative.
- Narrative Poetry — The poem tells a complete story with characters, setting, and plot progression from seduction to violent conclusion, employing the traditional structure of narrative verse to unfold a dramatic tale.
- Drama — Intense emotional conflict, theatrical elements, and a violent climax dominate the work, featuring emotional confrontation and dialogue characteristic of dramatic literature.
- Gothic Literature — Dark themes of obsession, betrayal, violence, and fatal passion pervade the work, creating an atmosphere of psychological intensity and moral darkness typical of Gothic tradition.
Tags
19th century · Opera · arms · bloom · bright · carmen · close · enfold · fierce · flower · fold · hate
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Leigh Gordon Giltner
- Date: 1900 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romantic Poetry, Narrative Poetry, Drama, Gothic Literature, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 357 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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