![]() ![]() They are more than just fruit they are a force all their own, “Orbed” and “glittering” like a piece of jewelry. In the final eight-line stanza of the poem, the speaker once more reiterates the importance of, and beauty of, these apples. Their thoughts were completely consumed with the prospect of “possess the golden-glittering / Apples of Hesperides.” They thought too “soon” and acted without really thinking. ![]() This person is described as being “duped” by the idea that he/she could possibly reach these apples. They are undeterred by the dew on the leaves or the sharp brambles that scratch their skin. He/she pushes “forward” through the woods. This person is only described as being a “mortal,” he or she is a normal human being who, after stumbling on the apples at night is taken in by their “radiant shimmer.” This person, knowing full and well, the importance of the apples, still persists in attempting to claim some. The speaker introduces a vague character to the poem. This becomes clear in the next lines of the stanza. Not only are they physically out of reach, but they also are not meant for a mortal. They are said to be “lofty” but still, their light reaches the ground where she is standing. ![]() The apples are not within the speaker’s reach. This line, “Apples of Hesperides” will be a refrain in this piece that serves to remind the speaker how important this fruit is. The last line repeats the title, and second line, of the poem. ![]() These delicate objects are “treasure” and they are swinging so simply in the night, it is a marvel to behold. The apples are shooting off “pale shots of yellow light” and they are “Swaying” in the light, or “kissing,” breeze. It is as if the speaker is confined within “night” and the dark is keeping her there. The only other light in this scene is that of the moon which is piercing the darkness that is wrapped around the forest. It is as if some force within them is powering them. They are “Glinting,” even in the darkness of night. The speaker can see the apples “through the trees” of the forest and states that they give off a light all their own. These are not normal apples, they are golden, and were a gift to the goddess Hera on her wedding day. She is observing the “ Apples of Hesperides” hanging in the forest at night. In the first stanza of this piece, the speaker describes to the reader a spectacular sight. They are “transcendent” and divine in their own right and will never be removed from their tree. In the final section the speaker states once more that there is no way a mortal could ever touch this fruit, and that they are more than just apples. In the second stanza, the poet describes a mortal’s misguided quest to retrieve an apple for his, or herself, This person gives little thought to their personal wellbeing and charges headfirst towards the prize. They are simple objects, but endlessly valuable. They are glowing a brilliant golden that is able, like the moon, to pierce through the darkness. Publication « Paysage des lissiers d'Enghien.“ Apples of Hesperides” by Amy Lowell describes the transcendent beauty and untouchable nature of Hera’s golden apples.Īt the beginning of this poem, the speaker is describing the apples of the Hesperides hanging in the forest at night. Hercules killing the dragon in the garden of the Hesperides is one of the rare Enghien tapestries to have been signed, in this instance on the lower left in a wide border decorated with flowers and fruit, where the escutcheon of the town of Enghien, accompanied by the letter N can be seen, whilst on the right, the workshop’s monogram can still be partially seen. This tapestry no doubt formed part of a series, although the remaining tapestries have yet to be located. The labours of Hercules were a favourite theme for tapestries and such works were produced by several tapestry workshops in the former Netherlands. Ladon guarded the entrance to the garden where the Hesperides, daughters of Atlas, watched over the tree of golden apples, Jupiter and Junon’s wedding gift to Zeus. Hercules, recognizable by the Nemean lion skin he is wearing, is fighting the dragon Ladon. The subject of the tapestry is the hero of antiquity, Hercules performing one of the twelve labours set for him by King Eurystheus. Tapestries that can be attributed with certainty to the workshops of Enghien are rather rare and Michel Demoortel’s generosity has enabled this tapestry to be kept in the town of its origin, where it is now exhibited at the Maison Jonathas. Michel Demoortel acquired this Enghien tapestry in 2007 and donated it to the King Baudouin Foundation. ![]()
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