Lope de Vega: Ariadne's Thread ~ a free rendition
Lope de Vega (1562-1635): "Ariadne's Thread"The moment I'm prepared to see my state,remembering the long and winding road,I am amazed a wretch with such a loadshould recognize the nature of his...
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Dutch--this is a great sonnet to work with, a wonderful conceit (thread=love). "The Minotaur of self-conceit is dead" is a cool line. But there are some places where you'll need to apply a little more...
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Thanx, Mike!I've rewritten the two lines you mention!See ya, Crispin
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Crispin,I enjoyed this- just a few niggles:The question of register, as mostly this is in a formal,perhaps 'old-fashioned' tone, wretch etc, but it seemed to me that 'rescue mode' jars, because it's...
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Hi Maz,Thanx for the thorough critique!I've revised accordingly!As to "common sense": it now reads "sanity". Regarding quatrain II -- the new version is:"The moment I recall the years to dateoblivious...
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