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The Lotos-Eaters is a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, published in Tennyson's 1832 poetry collection. It was inspired by his trip to Spain with his close friend Arthur Hallam , where they visited the Pyrenees mountains.
The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date. [5] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine. [6] Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. [1] Later, this identification is supported by Strabo. [7]
All of her poems were well-received. She published two books, The Land of the Lotus Eaters, a book of prose sketches, and The Marble Lily and Other Poems (1878). Her poem, "The Marble Lily", originally appeared in the monthly literary magazine The Land We Love. [5] She penned her poems as she sang her songs — without an effort.
"The Lotus Eater" is a short story by British author W. Somerset Maugham in 1935 and loosely based on the life story of John Ellingham Brooks. It was included in the 1940 collection of Maugham stories The Mixture as Before .
Tatjana Soli is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her first novel, The Lotus Eaters (2010), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (UK), was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, was a New York Times Bestseller, and a New York Times 2010 Notable Book.
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Many of Duncanson's paintings, such as Land of the Lotus Eaters, were influenced by works of British Romantic poets to include mythical themes. This attraction to European poetry and novels was developed through many trips Duncanson took to Europe over a period of 20 years.
Liberal netizens tore into the elderly husband of Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) for appearing to turn down Vice President Kamala Harris’ handshake last week, but viral footage that swirled online ...