Odes and Sonnets
Clark Ashton Smith
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Clark Ashton Smith, nicknamed one of the "big three" of Weird Tales (the famous pulp fiction magazine), was also a romantic-style poet, contributor to the Cthulhu Mythos and a literary friend of H.P Lovecraft. As a poet, he was considered one of the last great West Coast Romantics.
Published in 1918, prefaced by his mentor George Sterling and illustrated with Decadent movement-inspired embellishments by Florence Lundborg, this volume contains material republished from his 1912 collection and later included in his 1922 poetry compilation. (Summary by Mary Kay) (0 hr 34 min)
Chapters
Preface, by George Sterling | 2:44 | Read by Amy Gramour |
Nero | 5:42 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Ode to the Abyss | 3:59 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
To the Darkness | 2:43 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
The Retribution | 1:16 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
Satan Unrepentant | 6:14 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
Alexandrines | 1:09 | Read by Amy Gramour |
Exotique | 1:15 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Ave Atque Vale | 1:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Ministers of Law | 0:59 | Read by Amy Gramour |
The Refuge of Beauty | 1:12 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
The Crucifixion of Eros | 1:12 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
The Harlot of the World | 1:02 | Read by Amy Gramour |
Belated Love | 1:11 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
The Medusa of Despair | 1:12 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
Memnon at Midnight | 1:21 | Read by Anusha Iyer |