Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Great Regulars: "One asks for mournful melodies;/

Accomplished fingers begin to play": The Chinese men's listening to mournful melodies parallels the Western theatre audience watching Hamlet or King Lear, and as they watch, "Their eyes mid many wrinkles, their eyes,/Their ancient, glittering eyes, are gay," that is, they are detached, whether listening to the mournful melody or chanting in worship.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: W. B. Yeats' "Lapis Lazuli"

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