The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman
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"The Dream of Gerontius" by John Henry Newman is a poem written in 1865. It follows a dying man's prayer and his soul's journey after death through divine judgment and toward Purgatory. Written after Newman's conversion to Catholicism, the poem explores Catholic beliefs about death and the afterlife through seven phases. Gerontius experiences his final moments, awakens as a soul, encounters his Guardian Angel, and passes through demonic temptations toward his encounter
with God, expressing humanity's fear of unworthiness and desire for purification. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924 |
| Title | The Dream of Gerontius |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem) |
| Credits | Andrew Sly, Christopher Wright, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Christian poetry, English -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 48927 |
| Release Date | May 10, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 732 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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