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Learn about the meaning and structure of 'The Vagabond', a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that expresses his desire for a simple and free life. Explore the literary devices, themes, and contrasts in this four-stanza poem.
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- October 9, 1995
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The Vagabond is a novel by Colette about a female performer who struggles with love and freedom. Learn about the places, characters, themes, and symbols in this study guide.
The Vagabond (French: La Vagabonde) is a 1910 novel by the French writer Colette. It tells the story of divorced woman Renée Néré, who becomes a dancer in music halls in order to support herself. It was inspired by Colette's experiences after her own separation from Henry Gauthier-Villars in 1906 and subsequent divorce in 1910.
A poem about a wandering heart who seeks a vagrant, gypsy life. The poet uses various poetic devices and figures of speech to express his love for nature and adventure.
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A poem about the life of a vagabond who seeks the heaven above and the road below, not wealth, hope, love or friends. Read the full text of The Vagabond from Songs of Travel, a collection of poems by Stevenson.
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3,693 ratings372 reviews. Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, Renée Néré has begun a new life on her own, supporting herself as a music-hall artist. Maxime, a rich and idle bachelor, intrudes on her independent existence and offers his love and the comforts of marriage.
The Vagabond. Give to me the life I love,Let the lave go by me,Give the jolly heaven aboveAnd the byway nigh me.Bed in the bush with stars to see,Bread I dip in the river—There's the life for a man like me,There's the life for ever.Let the blow fall soon or late,Let what will be o'er me;Give the face of earth...
