Dreams (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Visionary Victorian Prose-Poems of Feminist Allegory, Spiritual Striving, and Colonial Social ConscienceBy Olive Schreiner
Length2h 57m
About this audiobook
Olive Schreiner's Dreams is a sequence of visionary prose-poems and allegories in which moral, feminist, and spiritual questions are rendered through stark symbolic landscapes. Written in a biblical, prophetic cadence, these "dreams" transform deserts, gardens, hunters, and pilgrims into figures of human striving, social injustice, and the painful birth of freedom. Situated within late-Victorian debates on faith, evolution, empire, and the "Woman Question," the book extends the experimental intensity of Schreiner's fiction into a compact, lyrical form. Schreiner, born in the Cape Colony in 1855 to missionary parents, was one of the most original radical voices of her generation. Her experiences as a governess, her self-education, chronic ill health, and her intimate knowledge of colonial society all shaped her suspicion of inherited authority. After the success of The Story of an African Farm, her contact with socialist, feminist, and freethinking circles in Britain helped sharpen the ethical urgency that animates Dreams. This book is recommended for readers interested in feminist literary history, allegorical writing, and the spiritual unrest of the nineteenth century. Brief yet profound, Dreams rewards slow reading: its images are simple, but their implications are searching, humane, and enduring.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length2 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 18, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12VI. A DREAM OF WILD BEES.
2Introduction
13VII. IN A RUINED CHAPEL.
3Historical Context
14“I cannot forgive—I love.”
4Synopsis (Selection)
15VIII. LIFE’S GIFTS.
5I. THE LOST JOY.
16IX. THE ARTIST’S SECRET.
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6All day, where the sunlight played on the sea-shore, Life sat.
17X. “I THOUGHT I STOOD.”
7II. THE HUNTER.
18XI. THE SUNLIGHT LAY ACROSS MY BED.
8III. THE GARDENS OF PLEASURE.
19Analysis
9IV. IN A FAR-OFF WORLD.
20Reflection
10V. THREE DREAMS IN A DESERT.
21Memorable Quotes
11Under a Mimosa-Tree.
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