From the Rising of the Sun (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Czesław Miłosz
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Dramatic monologue
- Genres: Poetry, Dramatic monologue
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Nature, Europe or Europeans, Poetry or poets, Human race, Barbershops or barbers, Forests or forestry, Fate or fatalism, Life, philosophy of, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans
The Poem
From the Rising of the Sun is a long poem divided into six parts, each part having its own title. Czesław Miłosz has identified the poem’s title as coming from a psalm sung at vespers (evening prayers): “From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same.” The poet seems to be alluding to the beginning and end of things, to the meaning of existence as it is perceived in the poet’s life and in the life of humanity. Written in the first person, the poem is autobiographical, referring to specific events in the poet’s life but also to his vocation...
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