Losing sight of the basics......

[Child of the 7th Age]

Rimbaud --

That's very true. I lived in England at various points in my life for a total of several years. This was mostly in urban settings where I battled traffic, pollution, a one-room studio that was too small, a small space heater that used to hiss and boil at night, and all the other "normal" things. I also luxuriated in the presence of museums and libraries which held a richness my own country could not hope to equal.

Still, it tells you something about a people to see how they perceive of themselves in their dreams. England's idealized view of herself, for example, is different than that of the United States.

And again, we're talking about one man's vision and dream. It would certainly be possible to gain a very different perspective by studying other authors.

However, I admit Rimbaud, that, parody or not, the pull of that dream can be appealing at times, at least to me.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]