Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies

Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies

by Rudyard Kipling

The poem, 'Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies', explores themes of war, loss, and the enduring legacy of British colonialism in India. Kipling uses vivid imagery and powerful symbolism to convey the emotional toll of conflict on soldiers and the enduring impact of the Empire on both the colonized and the colonizer. The poem's elegiac tone reflects a sense of mourning for a lost past and the complex relationship between the two cultures.

Authors

Rudyard Kipling image

Kipling's writing has strongly influenced that of others. His stories for adults remain in print and have garnered high praise from writers as different as Poul Anderson, Jorge Luis Borges, and Randal...

Books by Rudyard Kipling

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Armistice Cover image

Armistice by Sophie Jewett

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of Armistice by Sophie Jewett. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of June 1st, 2008...

Doomsday Eve Cover image

Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams

In the midst of a devastating war that threatens to annihilate humanity, Kurt Zen, an American intelligence officer, encounters the enigmatic "new peo...

Bible (KJV) 17: Esther Cover image

Bible (KJV) 17: Esther by King James Version

Esther appears in the Bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her ado...

Guards Came Through and other Poems Cover image

Guards Came Through and other Poems by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This is a volume of poems by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1919. Many of them concern wartime experiences, and reflect on the themes of war, confli...

Man-Eaters of Tsavo Cover image

Man-Eaters of Tsavo by John Henry Patterson

In 1898, during the construction of a bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya for the Uganda Railway, a series of terrifying attacks occurred. Two large...

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Cover image

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Charles F. Horne

Unravel the enigmas of the past and immerse yourself in the epic tales of human history with "The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10," a cap...

Colonel Greatheart Cover image

Colonel Greatheart by H. C. Bailey

This is a story of the English Civil War where a witching woman conquerors hearts and marks.

Liberty Bell Cover image

Liberty Bell by Edward Doyle

This book is a tribute to the famous Liberty Bell, which symbolizes America's struggle for independence. Edward Doyle wrote the "Liberty Bell poem" i...

Ahnen - Die Geschwister Cover image

Ahnen - Die Geschwister by Gustav Freytag

Die fünfte Erzählung der Ahnen-Reihe von Gustav Freytag, "Die Geschwister", folgt den Schicksalen zweier Brüder aus der Familie König. Bernhard Georg...

Helle Nacht Cover image

Helle Nacht by Emmy Hennings

This collection of poems by Emmy Hennings explores the themes of love, loss, religion, and spirituality. Hennings, who was married to Hugo Ball, a fou...

Reviews for Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies

No reviews posted or approved, yet...