"A Game of Chess" Annotations
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==T.S. Eliot Reading "A Game of Chess"== | ==T.S. Eliot Reading "A Game of Chess"== | ||
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And still she cried, and still the world pursues, | And still she cried, and still the world pursues, | ||
“Jug Jug” to dirty ears. | “Jug Jug” to dirty ears. | ||
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From ''Metamorphosis, VI Philomela'' | From ''Metamorphosis, VI Philomela'' | ||
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| + | Throughout ''Metamorphosis'' there is constant mention of birds creating sounds. | ||
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| + | Only a cock stood on the rooftree | ||
| + | Co co rico co co rico | ||
| + | In a flash of lightning. Then a damp gust | ||
| + | Bringing rain | ||
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From ''The Tempest'' | From ''The Tempest'' | ||
| + | Ferdinand: | ||
| + | Full fathom five thy father lies; | ||
| + | Of his bones are coral made; | ||
| + | Those are pearls that were his eyes: | ||
| + | Nothing of him that doth fade | ||
| + | But doth suffer a sea-change | ||
| + | Into something rich and strange. | ||
| + | Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell | ||
| + | ''I.ii The island. Before PROSPERO'S cell.'' | ||
===John Webster=== | ===John Webster=== | ||
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| − | A popular song called "The Mysterious Rag" | + | A popular song called "The Mysterious Rag" by Irving Berlin in 1911 |
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Go to: [[Video#That_Mysterious_Rag]] | Go to: [[Video#That_Mysterious_Rag]] | ||
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good night, good night. | good night, good night. | ||
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