A character and his stage2
Yet another example of how blogs are meaningful in deepening and add new dimensions to conversations:
I had this conversation with Francesca today, which ended up on the subject of Ulysses.
Actually we quickly overviewed part of the literature on the topic, from myth to his appearance in Dante's Inferno, to Lord Tennyson's Ulysses poem.
And all through the discussion I stay focused on my personal perspective and model of Ulysses: that of a man who never tires of seeking knowledge and "virtue": I was focusing on the psychology and identifying traits of the character... what makes that man Ulysses.
Then, after a few hours, I found out that Francesca wrote a post about our brainstorm, and what emerged from it is a slightly different, but definitely charming, theme: that of the ageing man who's put in front of his limits and growing experience, and an ever changing and challenging world outside. She brings the focus on the stage, on the relationship between the character and his world.
Hmmm... must be something like the different perspective that director and actor get of a play.
And all this... is something that, without her blog, I would have never realized. Cool. Thank you Fra.
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That is funny. I just saw your post. I think perhaps my experience on the stage has affected my anthropological reading of people and the emotional and mental stage they undergo more than I ever realized. Who would have thought the stage would follow me like a barking dog from city to city.
Oh, well... I had some small experience on stage too... actually was identifying your point of view more with the "director" side of the stage... who knows, you could have a future in the showbiz :)