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George Darley's unfinished lyrical epic, Nepenthe (1835), was largely unappreciated by his contemporaries but later praised for its intense evocation of a symbolic dreamworld. This work is now admired for its dream imagery, its use of symbolism to explore inner consciousness, and its complex metrical structure. The word "nepenthe" itself, originating from Greek, means "not grief" and has been used by poets since the 16th century to refer to a tonic that aids in forgetting sorrow.12

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…in his unfinished lyrical epic Nepenthe (1835), of a symbolic dreamworld. Long regarded as unreadable, this epic came to be admired in the 20th century for its dream imagery, use of symbolism to reveal inner consciousness, and tumultuous metrical organization.
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…in his unfinished lyrical epic Nepenthe (1835), of a symbolic dreamworld. Long regarded as unreadable, this epic came to be admired in the 20th century for its dream imagery, use of symbolism to reveal inner consciousness, and tumultuous metrical organization.
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