The Connecticut (or Hartford or Wicked) Wits were a group of late-18th-century poets who first attempted to write a distinctly American literature. THEY FAILED.
25 December 2009
Merry Christmas, all!
Adeste, fideles, Laeti triumphantes. Venite, venite in Bethlehem. Natum videte, Regem angelorum. Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus Dominum!
I really hope you've heard Bob Dylan sing this and think it's as silly as I do. I think it's a modern absurdist classic. Hope you are all doing well, we miss you down here in MD!
Sara: I don't have the album yet, but I've heard several tracks (including "Adeste..."), and, yes, it's a classic on any number of levels! The question is, could he have made it during his "born again" phase and/or could he have made it WITHOUT it?!
I really hope you've heard Bob Dylan sing this and think it's as silly as I do. I think it's a modern absurdist classic. Hope you are all doing well, we miss you down here in MD!
ReplyDeleteSara: I don't have the album yet, but I've heard several tracks (including "Adeste..."), and, yes, it's a classic on any number of levels! The question is, could he have made it during his "born again" phase and/or could he have made it WITHOUT it?!
ReplyDeleteMiss you too!