David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


31 July 2011

KILLER HEADLINE

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A well-known Victorian horse racing identity has referred us to the cover of today's Sunday Territorian.

Along with Sense Of Sun's recent Darwin win
there's this poem of regard
FIRST LOOK
AT JOCKEYS'
COLOURS

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A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something ...

LOGOS/HA HA

But what a stunner, the feature headline!
KILLER
MURDOCH
BREAKS
SILENCE
This at a time when questions, speculations and revelations about 'media baron' Rupert Murdoch, his son James and the practices of their News Corporation employees have produced so many of the world's news headlines during the past two months.
GOTCHA!
Finer print reveals that it's referring to "Bradley John Murdoch, who is serving 28 years at Alice Springs Correctional Centre for shooting the British ... Read more about this story in today's Sunday Territorian. ... ".

So, of course, it's not about Rupert or James. But that first, fooled impression stays to tease. The stray seed is planted, that the most powerful newspaper LOGOS man in world ...

SunT_cover headline_sRGB
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something ...

LOGOS/HA HA