Monday 28 November 2016

Thursday, 24 November 2016 (404.14)

Last Thursday, the group tackled Book III/1 and got as far as “the lad do!” (404.14).


They found some quite lyrical (Bunyanesque) passages with the usual spicy undertones. These were some suggested favourites:

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With special thanks to A. for this great pick!

Thursday 24 November 2016

Thursday, 17 November 2016 (399.34)

The group has reached the end of Book II on p. 399.

A couple of favourites were:

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With thanks to Marion for the update and a pick of passages that held the group's attention.

Tuesday 15 November 2016

Thursday, 10 November 2016 (398.23)

The reading will resume from where it stopped on Thursday, 27 October at “Senchus Mor” (398.23)

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Thursday, 3 November 2016 (315-316)

In anticipation of next Thursday's event, a reading from Michael Grossmann's Mnemosyne-Project (10 November, 19.30h, Kulturhaus Helferei, Breitinger Saal, Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich), the group did not continue the reading where it had left off but read some relevant passages instead on pages FW 315.34-316.33.
  
Of which some favourites here:

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For “The Skibbereen Father”: 

For “Sumer is icumen in”:

Bill alerts us here to Ezra Pound's version of this song, more suited to the season:

Ancient Music

Winter is icummen in, 

Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop, 

And how the wind doth ramm! 

            Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us, 

An ague hath my ham. 

Freezeth river, turneth liver, 

            Damn you, sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm, 

            So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm.
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.


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