Laying Ways Texts and Pre-texts
Laying Ways Texts and Pre-texts by Mechthild Cranston, published by Scripta Humanistica in 1990, is a collection of 67 pages written in English. This work presents a tapestry of familiar imagery, weaving together elements such as beaches, shells, ships, and tides, all keenly observed. The text captures the transitions of day into night and the changing seasons, alongside locations like Key West and Proust’s fictional Combray, creating a rich backdrop for exploration.
Readers will find a focus on themes of love and human connection throughout the poems, as the narrative unfolds through the experiences of the ‘we’—elusive lovers navigating their journey. The presence of a discerning ‘eye’ and a compassionate ‘I’ adds depth to the text, inviting contemplation on the human experience. This edition offers a thoughtful exploration of poetry, emphasizing the beauty of observation and the passage of time.
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A familiar imagery-free of conscious symbolism-is woven into the fabric of these texts: beaches, shells, ships, tides keenly observed; the play of light as day passes into night, or from night to day; as winter moves toward spring and spring to summer and autumn. Places like Key West, or Proust’s fictional Combray, appear side by side: motifs, among others, in a tapestry peopled with human figures encountered along the way of the ‘we, ‘ the elusive lovers who, wiser than Dante’s Paolo and Francesca, will read ‘on and on.’ Love is at the center of the poet’s itinerary. One feels the presence of a keen and unflinching ‘eye’ within the text, and withal an ‘I’ gentle and compassionate in a deeply humane way
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