I do apperciate the warning. And if I decide to look into that one, I will do so keeping that in mind.
I do apperciate the warning. And if I decide to look into that one, I will do so keeping that in mind.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
"Tschiffely's ride" by - er - Tschiffely. One of the horsey classics.
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
Equus is a powerful play but like any other Peter Shaffer play, it is cruel. There is religious undertones and cruelty to the horse is an integral part of the religious symbolism. I love Peter Shaffer. I have read Five Finger Exercise, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Amadeus and Equus and senseless, needless and totally avoidable destruction of the innocent in all these plays leaves you absolutely dumbfounded.
I saw another book in the bestsellers list of my local supermarket. It is called Seabiscuit apparently a new book on the legendary racehorse:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seabiscuit-S...8923270&sr=8-4
"The farther he goes the more good it does me. I dont want philosophies, tracts, dogmas, creeds, ways out, truths, answers, nothing from the bargain basement. He is the most courageous, remorseless writer going and the more he grinds my nose in the sh1t the more I am grateful to him..."
-- Harold Pinter on Samuel Beckett
I saw the movie Seabiscuit and it was pretty good. I think I have the book around here, I am just so bad about reading books after I have seen the movie first.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Perhaps Farewell, Gülsary by Aitmatov?
Čłowjek je dwójny, te sam sebi. Tysacy słowow sym ka paćerki stykał na swoje lĕta a na kóncu spóznał, zo ani jednoho słowa njeje, kotre by jeho w ćĕle a dui we wej wĕrnosći wĕrnje pomjenowało.
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