Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces


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(3.5 stars; 2 reviews)

Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous novels as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd.

Similar to his novels, the underlying themes of the majority of the poems in this collection are death, departure and unfulfilled love, while the central piece is comprised of the 15 short "Satires of Circumstance," funny poems with a bittersweet touch.

The poems have been recorded by our trio of readers John Burlinson, Tomas Peter and Sonia. As an interesting touch, some poems can be considered short dramatic readings, and as such have been performed as dialogues. (3 hr 42 min)

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In Front of the Landscape 5:58 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Channel Firing 2:02 Gelesen von Sonia
The Convergence of the Twain 3:57 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
The Ghost of the Past 1:55 Gelesen von Sonia
After the Visit 1:28 Gelesen von Sonia
To Meet, or Otherwise 2:18 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
The Difference 1:23 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
The Sun on the Bookcase 1:00 Gelesen von Sonia
'When I set out for Lyonnesse' 1:05 Gelesen von Sonia
A Thunderstorm in Town 1:17 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
The Torn Letter 2:49 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Beyond the Last Lamp 2:11 Gelesen von Sonia
The Face at the Casement 3:15 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Lost Love 0:58 Gelesen von Sonia
'My Spirit will not haunt the mound' 0:56 Gelesen von Sonia
Wessex Heights 4:17 Gelesen von John Burlinson (1950-2024)
In Death divided 1:39 Gelesen von Sonia
The Place on the Map 2:17 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Where the Picnic was 1:18 Gelesen von Sonia
The Schreckhorn 1:10 Gelesen von Sonia
A Singer asleep 4:07 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
A Plaint to Man 1:55 Gelesen von Sonia
God's Funeral 4:43 Gelesen von Sonia
Spectres that grieve 1:46 Gelesen von Sonia
'Ah, are you digging on my grave?' 2:06 Gelesen von Sonia
I. At Tea 1:03 Gelesen von Sonia
II. In Church 1:15 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
III. By her Aunt's Grave 1:01 Gelesen von Sonia
IV. In the Room of the Bride-elect 1:05 Gelesen von Sonia
V. At the Watering-place 1:12 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
VI. In the Cemetery 1:05 Gelesen von Sonia
VII. Outside the Window 1:14 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
VIII. In the Study 1:18 Gelesen von Sonia
IX. At the Altar-rail 1:23 Gelesen von Sonia
X. In the Nuptial Chamber 1:05 Gelesen von Sonia
XI. In the Restaurant 1:10 Gelesen von Sonia
XII. At the Draper's 1:24 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
XIII. On the Death-bed 1:47 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
XIV. Over the Coffin 1:08 Gelesen von Sonia
XV. In the Moonlight 1:32 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Self-unconscious 2:05 Gelesen von Sonia
The Discovery 0:54 Gelesen von Sonia
Tolerance 1:03 Gelesen von Sonia
Before and after Summer 1:28 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
At Day-close in November 0:55 Gelesen von Sonia
The Year's Awakening 1:17 Gelesen von Sonia
Under the Waterfall 3:21 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Spell of the Rose 2:06 Gelesen von Sonia
St. Launce's revisited 1:20 Gelesen von Sonia
The Going 2:14 Gelesen von Sonia
Your Last Drive 2:17 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Walk 0:54 Gelesen von Sonia
Rain on a Grave 1:47 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
'I found her out there' 1:33 Gelesen von Sonia
Without Ceremony 0:57 Gelesen von Sonia
Lament 1:47 Gelesen von Sonia
The Haunter 1:42 Gelesen von Sonia
The Voice 1:34 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
His Visitor 1:32 Gelesen von Sonia
A Circular 0:58 Gelesen von Sonia
A Dream or No 2:01 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
After a Journey 2:02 Gelesen von Sonia
A Death-day recalled 1:10 Gelesen von Sonia
Beeny Cliff 2:07 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
At Castle Boterel 2:33 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Places 1:36 Gelesen von Sonia
The Phantom Horsewoman 1:44 Gelesen von Sonia
The Wistful Lady 1:50 Gelesen von Sonia
The Woman in the Rye 0:58 Gelesen von Sonia
The Cheval-Glass 2:23 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Re-enactment 5:12 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Her Secret 0:52 Gelesen von Sonia
'She charged me' 1:21 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Newcomer's Wife 1:11 Gelesen von Sonia
A Conversation at Dawn 9:45 Gelesen von Sonia
A King's Soliloquy 2:35 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Coronation 3:24 Gelesen von Sonia
Aquae Sulis 2:12 Gelesen von Sonia
Seventy-four and Twenty 0:45 Gelesen von Sonia
The Elopment 2:35 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
'I rose up as my custom is' 2:17 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
A Week 1:20 Gelesen von Sonia
Had you wept 1:57 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Bereft, she thinks she dreams 1:04 Gelesen von Sonia
In the British Museum 1:33 Gelesen von Sonia
In the Servants Quarters 2:38 Gelesen von Sonia
The Obliterate Tomb 7:17 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
'Regret not me' 1:31 Gelesen von Sonia
The Recalcitrants 1:34 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
Starlings on the Roof 1:10 Gelesen von Sonia
The Moon looks in 0:58 Gelesen von Sonia
The Sweet Hussy 0:55 Gelesen von Sonia
The Telegram 2:08 Gelesen von Sonia
The Moth-signal 2:03 Gelesen von Sonia
Seen by the Waits 1:08 Gelesen von Sonia
The Two Soldiers 1:30 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Death of Regret 1:25 Gelesen von Sonia
In the Days of the Crinoline 1:44 Gelesen von Sonia
The Roman Gravemounds 1:50 Gelesen von Sonia
The Workbox 2:16 Gelesen von Sonia
The Sacrilege 8:16 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
The Abbey Mason 9:40 Gelesen von Sonia
The Jubilee of a Magazine 1:55 Gelesen von Sonia
The Satin Shoes 2:57 Gelesen von Sonia
Exeunt Omnes 1:19 Gelesen von Tomas Peter
A Poet 1:10 Gelesen von Sonia
'Men who march away' 2:14 Gelesen von Tomas Peter

Bewertungen

a hardly halfhearted hearing of Hardy's hardly hopeful harmonies


(3.5 stars)

This is a fairly-satisfying lot of readers on this volume of Hardy's poetry. Everyone reads generally at a good pace and I can understand all of them well enough. A larger quantity of English readers (or any English readers in this case) is to be desired here, and many of these poems are not read with the elegiac somberness of tone that they deserve, but I suppose that's maybe asking for too much. It is free after all.