Poems

audiobook

Poems

by George Santayana

EN·~1 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

POEMS - BY - GEORGE SANTAYANA - SELECTED BY THE AUTHOR AND REVISED - CONSTABLE AND COMPANY LTD. LONDON — BOMBAY — SYDNEY - 1922

0:43

PREFACE

1:37:08

A SPANIARD IN ENGLAND - BY EDMUND GOSSE

8:56

Description

A modest yet thoughtful assemblage of verses, this collection gathers the poet’s early sonnets, odes and assorted poems, alongside a few translations of Michel angelo and Gautier. The pieces range from quiet reflections on statues and tapestries to more lively sketches of athletic vigor and coastal scenery, each filtered through a mind that treats poetry as an extension of philosophical inquiry. The poet’s own preface offers a candid self‑assessment, acknowledging the limits of his English diction and the intellectual motives that shape his lyric voice.

Listeners will discover a blend of formal restraint and gentle humor, where metaphors serve more as logical signposts than lush ornamentation. The work feels like a series of meditative sketches, inviting contemplation of art, nature and the human condition without the grandiose passion of more romantic poets. It provides a clear window into a thinker who prefers the measured cadence of thought to the wild flourish of sentiment.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (102K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Marc d'Hooghe

Release date

Aug 17, 2015

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George Santayana

George Santayana

1863–1952

A philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, he wrote with unusual clarity about reason, memory, and the life of the mind. Born in Madrid and educated in Boston, he became one of the most distinctive literary voices connected with Harvard and modern philosophy.

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