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100 1 _aBridges, Robert,
_d1844-1930
245 1 0 _aPoetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-26
505 0 _aPrometheus the firegiver -- Eros and Psyche -- The growth of love -- Notes.
508 _aProduced by Larry B. Harrison, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 1" by Robert Bridges is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. This volume features notable works such as "Prometheus the Firegiver," "Eros and Psyche," and "The Growth of Love," showcasing Bridges' exploration of themes like love, sacrifice, and the interplay of divine and human existence. The opening of this volume introduces the poem "Prometheus the Firegiver," where Prometheus descends from Olympus to bestow fire upon humanity, defying Zeus's will. In a setting drenched in divine conflict and mortal need, Prometheus engages with Inachus, the king of Argos, expressing his disdain for Zeus’s tyrannical rule and revealing the importance of fire as a transformative gift for mankind. The narrative sets the stage for a broader exploration of power dynamics and human aspiration, as Prometheus prepares to ignite the altar and, symbolically, the lives of humankind with the stolen divine flame. This dramatic beginning hints at the epic struggles and profound philosophical questions that will unfold throughout Bridges' poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry
653 _aEnglish drama
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54789
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