The Golden Journey to Samarkand

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The Golden Journey to Samarkand is a lyrical and romantic early 20th-century poem by James Elroy Flecker, celebrated for its evocative imagery of exotic travel and spiritual quest.

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The Golden Journey to Samarkand canonical 3

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instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith British imperial-era literature ⓘ
romantic Orientalism ⓘ
author James Elroy Flecker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact lines used in memorials and inscriptions ⓘ
firstLine We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage ⓘ
focusesOn aspiration beyond the known world ⓘ
transcendence through travel ⓘ
form lyric ⓘ
genre romantic poetry ⓘ
travel poetry ⓘ
hasCharacterType master ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
hasImagery exotic landscapes ⓘ
mystical city ⓘ
night journey ⓘ
hasMotif caravan ⓘ
desert ⓘ
distant city ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
influenced British travel writing imagination ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Aestheticism ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
literaryReputation celebrated for evocative imagery ⓘ
often quoted ⓘ
meter varied ⓘ
notableLine We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go / Always a little further ⓘ
partOf James Elroy Flecker's poetic oeuvre ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
setting Central Asia ⓘ
Samarkand ⓘ
subjectMatter journey ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
search for meaning ⓘ
theme adventure ⓘ
exotic travel ⓘ
idealism ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ
yearning for distant places ⓘ
tone idealistic ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
writtenBy James Elroy Flecker ⓘ

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James Elroy Flecker → notableWork → The Golden Journey to Samarkand ⓘ
James Elroy Flecker → wrote → The Golden Journey to Samarkand ⓘ
James Elroy Flecker → notableWork → The Golden Journey to Samarkand ⓘ
subject linked to: Flecker