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Hours Of Reverie; Or, The Musings Of A Solitaire - Softcover

Louisa H R. Coutier

 
9780461947076: Hours Of Reverie; Or, The Musings Of A Solitaire

Synopsis

Hours Of Reverie; Or, The Musings Of A Solitaire by Louisa H R. Coutier is a Romantic-era verse collection that meditates on solitude, memory, and the inner life. The book presents a sequence of reflective poems and prefatory material in which the author explains her aim to express the workings of the mind in moments of reverie, often drawing on bilingual literary influences. Structured in divisions labeled Part I through Part VI, the poems trace a solitary speaker's inward dialogue as she confronts time, youth, love, doubt, faith, and the transience of earthly joys. Across sea and shore, quiet harbours, and night skies, the speaker wrestles with mortality, the longing for immortality, and the hope found in faith and divine communion. The work blends intimate lyricism with philosophical meditation, exploring the tension between enthusiasm and religion, the nature of memory, and the desire to connect human experience with a broader spiritual horizon. A reflective, highly literary meditation on existence, time, and devotion.

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