adamhansman
03-23-2010, 11:46 AM
After reading the "Ryme of the Ancient Mariner" in a college class, I put up the following post on our online discussion forum:
Any Iron Maiden fans out there? Oh, come on!! One or two.....? Oh, probably not. For those of you who AREN'T, one of 'Maiden's best songs is a 15 minute epic of a song in which the tale is told, frequently using lines directly from the poem. This has GOT to be relevant some how…… Well, just think, the material is so powerful and timeless that not only can the material be used 200 years later, but in a different genre (music, heavy metal, to be precise), as well! Such timelessness I think is one of those qualities that make Great Works Great. Shakespeare has been is, and likely will be told again and again, in several genres, which is part of its greatness. I see the same quality in "the Mariner" here, as it has survived these 200 years to be born again in the genre of heavy metal, of all places, about as “Unromantic” a genre one can get, but still is works, and works well. Anybody else have such a bizarre reaction?
Any Iron Maiden fans out there? Oh, come on!! One or two.....? Oh, probably not. For those of you who AREN'T, one of 'Maiden's best songs is a 15 minute epic of a song in which the tale is told, frequently using lines directly from the poem. This has GOT to be relevant some how…… Well, just think, the material is so powerful and timeless that not only can the material be used 200 years later, but in a different genre (music, heavy metal, to be precise), as well! Such timelessness I think is one of those qualities that make Great Works Great. Shakespeare has been is, and likely will be told again and again, in several genres, which is part of its greatness. I see the same quality in "the Mariner" here, as it has survived these 200 years to be born again in the genre of heavy metal, of all places, about as “Unromantic” a genre one can get, but still is works, and works well. Anybody else have such a bizarre reaction?