tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post279238552290578233..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: IN ZODIAC LIGHT by Robert Edric....a review by Adèle GerasMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68417490783110191982013-06-07T16:00:58.178+01:002013-06-07T16:00:58.178+01:00I first came across Gurney years ago when research...I first came across Gurney years ago when researching WW1 when I found him mentioned in the Museum of the Cloth Hall in Ypres. The poem resonates with one of the popular and grim of the Border Ballads, 'The Twa Corbies' / the Two Ravens ' which is a dialogue between the birds about to peck the flesh from a slain knight whose body lies unattended and forgotten after a battle. A very powerful anti-war poem. I'll certainly try this book. Thanks Adèle Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14016179689133371442013-06-07T11:56:39.418+01:002013-06-07T11:56:39.418+01:00I've added that to my wish list. Thank you, Ad...I've added that to my wish list. Thank you, Adele.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14947928496971050782013-06-07T11:10:29.136+01:002013-06-07T11:10:29.136+01:00I love the song and also the poem and I am inspire...I love the song and also the poem and I am inspired to explore Gurney's life and work. Robert Edric is a fine writer (if somewhat bleak) and it never fails to surprise me that he is not more widely known and read. I hadn't even heard of this title. But it looks like it's another for my TBR pile. Thank you.Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-75618113123777793832013-06-07T09:49:26.836+01:002013-06-07T09:49:26.836+01:00How sad, and how beautiful.
Thanks, Adele.How sad, and how beautiful. <br /><br />Thanks, Adele.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.com