A Commentary on The Anathemata of David JonesThe poem is a symbolic, dramatic anatomy of historical western culture. Composed of eight sections, it narrates the thought processes of one cambrophile (lover of all things Welsh) English Catholic at Mass over the span of roughly seven seconds. |
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Page 46
... Latin gens , ' clan - name ' ( cf. p.113 , where the word is applied to a Saxon invader ) . ' Nomen ' and ' fecit ... Latin ' or as ' subjected to the lateen sail ' , for the voile latine is characteristic of the Mediterranean . ' It was ...
... Latin gens , ' clan - name ' ( cf. p.113 , where the word is applied to a Saxon invader ) . ' Nomen ' and ' fecit ... Latin ' or as ' subjected to the lateen sail ' , for the voile latine is characteristic of the Mediterranean . ' It was ...
Page 131
... Latin pius ) ' matlos are ' . a whim of Poseidon's : the unpredictability of the god who keeps the western approaches is Homeric , and keeps alive the Mediterranean starting - point of the voyage . In ' preclear ' , the ' pre ' is ...
... Latin pius ) ' matlos are ' . a whim of Poseidon's : the unpredictability of the god who keeps the western approaches is Homeric , and keeps alive the Mediterranean starting - point of the voyage . In ' preclear ' , the ' pre ' is ...
Page 242
... Latin caliga ( soldier's boot ) and lorica balance the Celtic of Peredur and the Scandinavian of Odin and Thor's day on the preceding page - to be followed by the Teutonic mark - land and Volk and the Latin gladius , camp , auguries etc ...
... Latin caliga ( soldier's boot ) and lorica balance the Celtic of Peredur and the Scandinavian of Odin and Thor's day on the preceding page - to be followed by the Teutonic mark - land and Volk and the Latin gladius , camp , auguries etc ...
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