Poem
Lost Youth
| Title | Lost Youth |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Casement |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some Poems of Roger Casement | 1918 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3239
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Some Poems of Roger Casement |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1918 |
| Page Number(s) | 9 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | Written on receiving a letter from a friend, T. H., who had spent the best years of his life as a missionary in Central Africa, in which he speaks of "the glorious superfluity of strength and spirits one remembers as a lad, but alas! only remembers." |
| Notes | The poem is written in response to a letter from one of Casement's friends who had spent his youth as a missionary in Central Africa. The lines refer to the glories of youth and humanity. |
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