Faintly relevant to this, if you google "The Chair she sat in, like a
burnished throne" you get some interesting results. The first hit is to
Shakespeaer; the second to Eliot.
Carrol
Read more: T. S. Eliot: A Game of Chess — Infoplease.com
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On 6/16/2011 1:36 PM, Nancy Gish wrote:
> The passage (Enobarbus about Cleopatra) is as follows:
>
> Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
> Her infinite variety. Other women cloy
> The appetites they feed, but she makes hungry
> Where most she satisfies; for vilest things
> Become themselves in her, thet the holy priests
> Bless her when she's riggish.
>
> I rather doubt Eliot would appreciate the comparison.
> N
>
>
>
>>>> Chokh Raj 06/16/11 2:24 PM>>>
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> An endless affair. An interminable engagement.
>
> I'd have it said of Eliot's poetry:
>
> "Age cannot wither her charms nor stale her passions".
>
> A big THANK YOU for the news, Rick.
>
> Cheers,
> CR
>
>
> --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Rickard A. Parker wrote:
> "The Waste Land for iPad" from Faber Digital is out.
>
> Faber's page (it sort of shows the app in action):
> http://thewastelandforipad.com/
>
> Two reviews:
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/12/ts-eliot-waste-land-ipad-app
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-app-reviews/8575855/The-Waste-Land-iPad-app-review.html
>
> A number of readings and Fiona Shaw's video performance are synced to
> the text. I've seen prices of 14 dollars and 8 pounds. I'd pay that
> for Shaw's performance alone but since I don't have an iPad I'll
> pass on the app.
>
> Having written my own notes on the poem I would appreciate getting some
> reviews of the notes available on the app.
>
> Regards,
> Rick Parker
>
>
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