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.

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I Hear an Army canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
adaptedAs art song ⓘ
author James Joyce ⓘ
collection Chamber Music ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
creator James Joyce ⓘ
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 ⓘ
military ⓘ
vivid ⓘ
includedIn Three Songs, Op. 10 ⓘ
influenced 20th-century art song repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Modernism ⓘ
medium text ⓘ
meter irregular ⓘ
musicalSettingComposer Samuel Barber ⓘ
musicalSettingTitle Three Songs, Op. 10 ⓘ
musicalSettingYear 1939 ⓘ
notableFor apocalyptic atmosphere ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ
originalLanguageScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
partOf James Joyce bibliography ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
publisher Elkin Mathews ⓘ
rhymeScheme irregular ⓘ
setting night ⓘ
setToMusicBy Samuel Barber ⓘ
speaker first-person narrator ⓘ
theme abandonment ⓘ
apocalyptic vision ⓘ
emotional anguish ⓘ
loss ⓘ
nightmare imagery ⓘ
tone apocalyptic ⓘ
despairing ⓘ
intense ⓘ
writer James Joyce ⓘ

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Pomes Penyeach → hasPart → I Hear an Army ⓘ
Pomes Penyeach → hasNotablePoem → I Hear an Army ⓘ
works of James Joyce → includesWork → I Hear an Army ⓘ