I Hear an Army
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"I Hear an Army" is a lyric poem by James Joyce, noted for its vivid, apocalyptic imagery and intense emotional tone, later set to music by composer Samuel Barber.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | art song ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Chamber Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the darker poems in Chamber Music ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| form | short poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasLineCount | short ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dream-like vision
ⓘ
invading army ⓘ personal betrayal ⓘ |
| imagery |
apocalyptic
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military ⓘ vivid ⓘ |
| includedIn | Three Songs, Op. 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century art song repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| musicalSettingComposer | Samuel Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalSettingTitle | Three Songs, Op. 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalSettingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
apocalyptic atmosphere
ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | James Joyce bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Elkin Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | night ⓘ |
| setToMusicBy | Samuel Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaker | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| theme |
abandonment
ⓘ
apocalyptic vision ⓘ emotional anguish ⓘ loss ⓘ nightmare imagery ⓘ |
| tone |
apocalyptic
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despairing ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| writer | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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