[Milton-L] John Drinkwater

[jonnyangel]

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> 2. One could see Milton and Beethoven having enough in common to be linked in
> the same sentence, each being artists of extraordinary vision and originality.
> They might have shared revolutionary ideas--disparate, but still in the
> revolutionary column--but would Milton have embraced the ideals of brotherhood
> celebrated in "Fidelio" and the "Ode to Joy"? Or would Beethoven have accepted
> Milton's living under the great Taskmaster's eye? Were their twin deprivations
> (Milton, blind; Beethoven, deaf)...
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> It¹s interesting you bring this up. Years ago I wrote a poem about Beethoven
> and Milton after it occurred to me that my favorite musician went deaf, and my
> favorite writer went blind. Both were musicians in different genres; one with
> the poetry of music, and the other with the music of poetry. The shared the
> most important thing in common, and that was transcendent art. It seems that
> to go beyond this particular bond is somewhat irrelevant. Whether or not they
> shard the exact same ideals pales in the light of their respective genius of
> ³light². 
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> I often find myself listening to Beethoven while reading Milton.
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> And I don¹t think it¹s coincidence.
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> Peace, 
> 
> J
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