paperandsong:Illustration by André Castaigne, 1911Phantom of the Opera and Carnival - som
paperandsong: Illustration by André Castaigne, 1911 Phantom of the Opera and Carnival - some thoughts While ALW’s Masquerade lyrics imply that the masked ball happens at New Year’s – toasting to a prosperous year and a new chandelier – in Leroux’s novel the masked ball happens sometime before Shrovetide/avant les jours gras. Shrovetide is an archaic English way of saying Carnival. While Masquerade is a great song, ALW’s decision to move the date of the masked ball means that it loses some of the symbolism and disconnects the story from the greater tradition of Carnival. I have some thoughts about this. It’s a little long, apologies. Weiterlesen Excellent analysis of the carnival symbolism of the masked ball! Additionally, Carnival imagery is often dominated by the grotesque - that which is distorted or deformed in some way. It‘s a momentary suspension and reversion of the common order of things - and in certain ways, our three main characters all present a challenge to the existing order. Setting the masked ball during Carnival is another great example of how rich the subtext of Leroux’s novel is. -- source link
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