In many of his most memorable ballads, Cowboy Junkies lyricist and lead guitarist Michael Timmins combines imagery of seasonal change, of the year, notably of Winter, with religious and mythological references to crea...In many of his most memorable ballads, Cowboy Junkies lyricist and lead guitarist Michael Timmins combines imagery of seasonal change, of the year, notably of Winter, with religious and mythological references to create richly textured metaphors and analogies of love, loss and anguish. Some of the band’s songs which display these symbolic networks and thematic linkages which we Will consider here are “Winter’s Song,” “’Cause Cheap is How I Feel,” “Crescent Moon,” “First Recollection,” “Sad to See the Season Go,” “Good Friday” and “Ring on the Sill.” We will show that Timmins succeeds not only in rendering vivid tableaux of life in a world where Winter dominates the seasonal round, but also in making those exterior visions, in effect, objective correlatives of the inner lives of the characters of his ballads.展开更多
Poetical Sketches,Songs of Innocence and of Experience,the early part of Blake’s compositions,are his best-known and most widely read works.The lyrics in these books are full of charm,many of which have become the cl...Poetical Sketches,Songs of Innocence and of Experience,the early part of Blake’s compositions,are his best-known and most widely read works.The lyrics in these books are full of charm,many of which have become the classics of English poetry.Blake is worthy of the title of the first English Romantic poet for his short poems with great appeal and enduring power.展开更多
文摘In many of his most memorable ballads, Cowboy Junkies lyricist and lead guitarist Michael Timmins combines imagery of seasonal change, of the year, notably of Winter, with religious and mythological references to create richly textured metaphors and analogies of love, loss and anguish. Some of the band’s songs which display these symbolic networks and thematic linkages which we Will consider here are “Winter’s Song,” “’Cause Cheap is How I Feel,” “Crescent Moon,” “First Recollection,” “Sad to See the Season Go,” “Good Friday” and “Ring on the Sill.” We will show that Timmins succeeds not only in rendering vivid tableaux of life in a world where Winter dominates the seasonal round, but also in making those exterior visions, in effect, objective correlatives of the inner lives of the characters of his ballads.
文摘Poetical Sketches,Songs of Innocence and of Experience,the early part of Blake’s compositions,are his best-known and most widely read works.The lyrics in these books are full of charm,many of which have become the classics of English poetry.Blake is worthy of the title of the first English Romantic poet for his short poems with great appeal and enduring power.
