From: david.bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>Query, Kent, how far before the 17th century, and Mr Banana's work, does
the
>haibun tradition recede? The reason for my question is that I'm wondering
>about a parallel with the rise of autobiographical literature in the West.
(S)Paul chatted quite a bit about himself in his letters, and thus begat
Augustine. Petrarch climbed his mountain and later chatted to Augustine.
But don't let's forget that text-in-the-middle (the only one between
Augustine and Francis) which resulted from a schoolteacher interfering with
the morals of a minor [come back Woodenhead, all is forgiven.]
Calamatous catastrophes in the days before hype -- today, Abelard would sell
his story to the tabloids.
R.
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