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Where ye can't hold back the water you must try and save the sile. Hev it jest as you've a mind to, but, if I was you, I'd spile!" They spiled along the water-course with trunks of willow-trees, And planks of elms behind 'em and immortal oaken knees. And when the spates of Autumn whirl the gravel-beds away.
- Publication History
- The Theme
- Background
- Some Critical Comments
- Notes on The Text
This poem (ORG no. 1043) was first published in 1917 in A Diversity of Creatures with the story “Friendly Brook”. It is collected in: 1. Inclusive Verse(1919) 2. Definitive Verse (1940) 3. Sussex Editionvol. ix p. 65 & vol. xxiv p. 322 4. Burwash Edition, vols. ix and xxvii 5. The Works of Rudyard KiplingWordsworth Poetry Library, 1994 Peter Bellam...
Over the centuries from Roman times to the present day, a Sussex field has changed hands many times. But all the while the local people, who work the land, are its true masters:
In 1902 the Kiplings had settled at Bateman’s in Burwash, in the once densely forested Sussex Weald, which became his home for the rest of his life. As Donald Mackenzie notes, in his Introduction to the ‘Puck’ stories, he swiftly became fascinated by the long and ancient history of his valley, and the evidence everywhere of the people who had lived...
Angus Wilson(p. 285), writes in 1977 of Kipling’s response to the world he found in Sussex: See also “An Habitation Enforced”, in which a wealthy young American couple, the Chapins, settle on a Sussex estate. They adapt themselves happily to a new way of life, but when a bridge is to be built across a stream, soon after their first child is born, G...
[Verse 1] Julius Fabricius, Sub-Prefect of the Weald:We have been unable to trace the position of Sub-Prefect of the Weald, much less a particular holder of the office. Roman Prefects were usually military officers, and by AD 300 the south of England had long been pacified. However, the Romans did have a special interest in the Weald because of the...
Where ye can't hold back the water you must try and save the sile. Hev it jest as you've a mind to, but, if I was you, I'd spile!" They spiled along the water-course with trunks of willow-trees, And planks of elms behind 'em and immortal oaken knees. And when the spates of Autumn whirl the gravel-beds away You can see their faithful fragments ...
Jun 9, 2022 · Introduction. Rudyard Kipling’s 1917 poem The Land is a striking evocation of landscape, archaeology, and Englishness. The poem recounts 1600 years in the history of a single Sussex field, and tells the story of the Hobden family whose knowledge of the landscape is passed down through the generations.
Till out of blossomed Normandy another pirate came; I. For Duke William conquered England and divided with his men, J. And our Lower River-field he gave to William of Warenne. But the Brook (you know her habit) rose one rainy autumn night A. And tore down sodden flitches of the bank to left and right.
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- Quatrain (88%)
- Iambic octameter
Hobden of this poem is perhaps the best poetic description of the eternal farmer, part and parcel of his land. Elsewhere For whoever pays the taxes old Mus' Hobden owns the land The feeling of belonging, of having roots, is naturally strongest among farmers - the people of the soil, the "salt of the earth".
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Compared to Kipling's other works, "The Land" is more reflective and less action-packed. It lacks the exoticism and adventure found in his famous Jungle Book stories, instead focusing on the quiet rhythms of rural life. Within its time period, the poem reflects the late Victorian era's interest in history and the role of tradition.
