Hyperion, Part 3, Chapter 6: riassunto

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1. After dinner, Flemming offers Mary a German lesson, but she asks him to read Uhland’s ballad in English.
2. He reads poems about death and loss, and they discuss feelings that explanation cannot fully express.
3. Flemming contrasts Uhland’s refreshing spirituality with the mournful poetry of Salis and Matthisson.
4. Mary turns away in tears after a poem by Salis, and Flemming feels the sweetness of loving her.
5. A letter from Heidelberg announces Emma’s death, and Flemming questions why she suffers such a fate.
6. An avalanche sounds through the midnight silence and seems to answer his questions with a call to trust providence.

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Paul Flemming accepts Mary’s view that some feelings resist explanation. Their shared response to poetry becomes part of his growing attachment.

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