Haha, Liz, well, I can just see Teresa of Avila shaking
a finger at that Bo Peep outfit, since part of what
made her order was its "reformed" nature, reforming
the habit of the times (sorry for the inadvertent pun)
which was for aristocratic women to enter the convent
with all their finery.
Actually,
though, I was thinking more of St. John of the Cross,
whom I prefer to call San Juan de la Cruz since
I'm not clear why he's one of the few authors whose
name is also translated but then some don't know
whom I'm talking about! For I was thinking that his
"Spiritual Canticle' is something of a pastoral, with
that wandering up the mountains and hills asking
the shepherds if anyone has seen his beloved, if
of a different order.
Caravans, though, always make me think of circuses
and gypsies, and that adds a whole other layer of
poetic complication!
Best,
Rebecca
Rebecca Seiferle
www.thedrunkenboat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Kirby <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Nov 25, 2003 6:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: death of the pastoral?
I like the idea of writing canticles - I could be Teresa of Avila (she travelled round in a caravan didnt she? - so she wouldnt break her vow of enclosure!)
but I still want to wear a Bo Peep outfit with some cute lacing and lots of petticoats
It seems I will just have to find a way to merge the genres
Liz
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