Dr Hart, thank you so much for this. You describe exactly what swirls through my mind and emotions when I hear Butterworth's music. The beauty of both the contentment and nostalgia touch me deeply; I feel like I can't get enough of it, but at the same time it's overwhelming and I can't take too much of it in at once. I wish he had lived to compose more. That war took so much from all of us - so terrible.
I do often get a powerful sense when reading pre-modern literature of skirting the edges of some undiscovered country (that of the writers, I mean, not the transcendent) which I would love to step into. Yet any attempt to actually get in stops short and it slips away. It is frustrating, but there's certainly a beauty in the mystery as well.
Speaking of lost worlds, I wonder if you have any recommendations for a good history of medieval Europe.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. May the new year bring peace and joy.
Which translation of Le Grand Meaulnes would you recommend to a wretched monoglot like myself?
Despite both names being vaguely familiar, I know nothing of the work of either Butterworth or Alain-Fournier. I shall rectify that forthwith.
Dr Hart, thank you so much for this. You describe exactly what swirls through my mind and emotions when I hear Butterworth's music. The beauty of both the contentment and nostalgia touch me deeply; I feel like I can't get enough of it, but at the same time it's overwhelming and I can't take too much of it in at once. I wish he had lived to compose more. That war took so much from all of us - so terrible.
Blessed Nativity to you & yours.
Dana
Blessed Christmas to you and your family!
I do often get a powerful sense when reading pre-modern literature of skirting the edges of some undiscovered country (that of the writers, I mean, not the transcendent) which I would love to step into. Yet any attempt to actually get in stops short and it slips away. It is frustrating, but there's certainly a beauty in the mystery as well.
Speaking of lost worlds, I wonder if you have any recommendations for a good history of medieval Europe.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. May the new year bring peace and joy.
An early gift of too late receiving, this is a golden plum. Thank you. And a blessed beginning to you and yours as well /*\