tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post5773269148363757010..comments2024-03-24T02:21:53.258-07:00Comments on william morris unbound: Namesakes in MorrisTony Pinkneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-70368064033431259802011-08-14T09:34:08.741-07:002011-08-14T09:34:08.741-07:00Another Anthony turns up briefly in 'The Man b...Another Anthony turns up briefly in 'The Man born to be King' from 'The Earthly Paradise', though he doesn't fare very well either. As the Sage reminds the King, 'Stood Antony beneath this tree,/And took a jewelled cup of thee,/And drank swift death in guise of wine'.Tony Pinkneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-58341541993037330442011-07-03T04:06:00.959-07:002011-07-03T04:06:00.959-07:00Hum, yes, thanks. There seem in fact to be a whole...Hum, yes, thanks. There seem in fact to be a whole cluster of St Anthonys in Christian history, so I'm not quite sure what values a church of that name would be seen as embodying in Morris's romance. Well spotted, though.Tony Pinkneyhttp://williammorrisunbound.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-64261665591605296942011-07-01T10:23:54.943-07:002011-07-01T10:23:54.943-07:00If you're willing to count buildings as well a...If you're willing to count buildings as well as characters, then don't forget St Anthony's Chapel in "The Well at the World's End"!IpMannoreply@blogger.com