Tuesday, April 22, 2008

News at Eleven: It is a poem overcome by its own modesty

in such matters: what exactly is "love pressed too far"? And isn't "love pressed too far" exactly the territory of many of the greatest lyrics? [Bernard] O'Donoghue is a medievalist and has stated that his favourite poets are the troubadours and Minnesänger of the early 13th century, for whom Love--writ large--is the ultimate, the only, spur and ideal.

from The Guardian: Going back

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