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London Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony Not So Hidden Literary Allusions. by aletheia(m): 3:25pm On Aug 13, 2012 |
How many caught the literary allusions strewn throughout the London 2012 closing ceremony? In this picture for example, notice the car in the foreground has these words: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" These are the opening lines of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barret Browning. The car also has the opening lines of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Kubla Khan: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree". In the background beside the yellow truck, you will see: "...work orange" which is Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" truncated. Nearly all the newspaper props I saw are replete with literary allusions and quotes. Did anyone else notice them?
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Re: London Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony Not So Hidden Literary Allusions. by Ishilove: 10:40am On Aug 14, 2012 |
Only folks who are very conversant with English literature would have noticed the allusions. As it is, I didn't notice anything because I am not exactly too keen on English literature |
Re: London Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony Not So Hidden Literary Allusions. by Nobody: 10:45am On Aug 14, 2012 |
i would think they were pretty much obvious, like right there written on the props in clear ink :p |
Re: London Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony Not So Hidden Literary Allusions. by HumbledbYGrace(f): 9:37am On Aug 29, 2012 |
I didn't notice them but I noticed that it wasn't just a ceremony,the devil was @ work there.the signs were so clear for even a 7year old would see.I can't go over the whole details but it wasn't a pretty sight for me |
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