![]() It witnessed the Papacy at its zenith under Innocent III, the formulation of Catholic theology by Thomas Aquinas, the rise of the great orders, - the Dominican to safeguard the faithful by persecuting heretics, the Franciscan to lead all men to Christ by following his example. Historically, he came at the climax of the thirteenth century, - that wonderful century, only to be matched in importance by the fifteenth and the nineteenth. Now, little as we know about Dante’s external life, we do know this beyond dispute, - he was no literary formula. Commentators, in their effort to reconstruct the poet from his poetry, have almost made us forget that he was a man at all: rather was he, if we could believe them, a marvelously intricate mechanism for turning out literary masterpieces according to rules which these commentators have deduced from his works. ![]() Let us glance first at Dante the Man.įate gave him genius life brought experience : and he, by self-correction, perfected both. Accordingly, there is no luck in the surpassing excellence of the lyrical poems of Dante and Shakespeare, nor of the lyrics of Milton and Goethe, - the greatest characters after those that have expressed themselves through poetry in modern times. He may have many flaws, - sins, even, and startling limitations he certainly will not let himself be measured easily by conventional standards but his greatness is essential, the one fixed fact in literature. In music or painting it may be otherwise, but great poetry inevitably presupposes greatness of character in the poet. But the value of an emotion, for the purpose of poetry, depends on the calibre of the individual who experiences it. Through it the poet utters, without feigning or restraint, his subjective emotions. Of all poetry, the lyric is the most personal. The second reason concerns the Poet as Man. Dante could never have perfected the terza rima of The Divine Comedy, Shakespeare could never have elaborated the blank verse of the Plays, - those Protean metres, each susceptible of endless variety in cadence, in sweep, in delicacy of modulation, in richness of tone, - unless they had both been, potentially at least, masters of minor metrical forms. There are two apparent reasons for this supremacy. I just redesigned it.WE have been so long accustomed to think of Dante chiefly as the poet of The Divine Comedy, and of Shakespeare chiefly as the dramatist of the Plays, that we do not always remember that they are also supreme among modern lyric poets. Where can folks purchase your music and keep up to date on upcoming shows and events? This is by far my most crafted set of songs I have released and will show a lot of people what I am capable of as a songwriter at this point in my career. I believe it takes a lot of unexpected turns. My new record Hide No Truth is brutally honest and surprisingly gentle at the same time. Well I think all my projects are especially good creating audience connection and presenting experiences people rarely forget. Why should people devote their time to listening to your music and going to your shows? What makes you guys different? I greatly enjoy watching playing sports, reading, writing, good deep conversation, European board games and ms. ![]() It’s worth paying for mixing and mastering. Hopefully become a better man and help other people heal long the way.ĭo you have any advice to young musicians out there about how to handle yourself in the industry? I’d like to write some books and make more records. Where do you see yourself over the next decade? It’s quiet and takes some time to absorb. So far the response have been very strongly positive, but I know it’s not for everyone and some people will really not like it. We moved here for work and then found the city cheap so we decided to stay. These days I live in Kansas City, Missouri. You’re originally from Roseburg, Oregon (right?), where are you based now and what brought you there? A lot of people will be surprised when they hear this record because it’s very different from anything they would associate me with. It is the result of five years of inner-work and artistic growth. Good Saint Nathanael is a quiet, gentle often very sad, intentionally crafted project. Can you give my readers a little background on Good Saint Nathanael? How does it vary from other projects that you have done?
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