Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony may turn a little darker after evoking Blake's 'green and pleasant land', but writers have found poetry in progress ever since the industrial revolution
With the contents of the opening ceremony shrouded in mystery for a few hours yet, the signs are that Danny Boyle will follow imagery inspired by William Blake's "green and pleasant Land" with a vision of "dark Satanic Mills" – much to the horror of the Daily Mail.
But from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution some writers have found light in all this darkness, breathlessly hailing the sublime aspects of awe-inspiring infernos and discerning triumphant signs of progress and prosperity.
John Dyer's poem The Fleece (1757) describes in exhaustive detail every aspect of the textile industry over four hopelessly heroic volumes, and the work was one of the earliest literary descriptions of the Industrial Revolution. William Wordsworth later explained...
With the contents of the opening ceremony shrouded in mystery for a few hours yet, the signs are that Danny Boyle will follow imagery inspired by William Blake's "green and pleasant Land" with a vision of "dark Satanic Mills" – much to the horror of the Daily Mail.
But from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution some writers have found light in all this darkness, breathlessly hailing the sublime aspects of awe-inspiring infernos and discerning triumphant signs of progress and prosperity.
John Dyer's poem The Fleece (1757) describes in exhaustive detail every aspect of the textile industry over four hopelessly heroic volumes, and the work was one of the earliest literary descriptions of the Industrial Revolution. William Wordsworth later explained...
- 7/27/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
One day, a man named Morace Park is surfing around eBay, looking for antiques, when he's intrigued by an item listed as an "old film." Housed in a funky antique tin, the man bids and wins it for the super-reasonable price of £3.20. He buys and sells antiques, so when the package arrives, it sits around for a bit. When he finally gets around to opening it, he unfurls some of the film to see what it is. The title reads: Charlie Chaplin in Zepped.
Yes, folks, as a story in the Guardian attests, this is a forgotten film that there's no record of. Almost seven minutes long, the short "is a mixture of footage of Chaplin and exuberant animation that reminded Park of Monty Python sequences." Park's neighbor John Dyer says: "It starts with live shots of Chaplin. It then turns into a dreamscape. We see a Zeppelin bombing attack.
Yes, folks, as a story in the Guardian attests, this is a forgotten film that there's no record of. Almost seven minutes long, the short "is a mixture of footage of Chaplin and exuberant animation that reminded Park of Monty Python sequences." Park's neighbor John Dyer says: "It starts with live shots of Chaplin. It then turns into a dreamscape. We see a Zeppelin bombing attack.
- 11/6/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Jade Goody's funeral will take place on April 4. The reality TV star - who lost her battle with cancer on Sunday (22.03.09) - will be buried following a televised ceremony at St. John the Baptist church in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. A 21-car cortege will carry Jade's coffin through her home town of Bermondsey, South London, to her home in Upshire, Essex, before heading to the church. Undertaker John Dyer of F.A. Albin and Sons - who have Jade's body 'lying in state' at their chapel of rest - said: "Locals will probably turn out to pay their respects because she was well-loved here and we're a very tightly-knit community. "They will also be able to visit...
- 3/24/2009
- Monsters and Critics
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