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“There is a suggestion of Christ descending into the abyss for the harrowing of Hell. But it is the Consul whom we think of here, rather than of Christ. The Consul is hurled into this abyss at the end of the novel.” — Introduction to Couleurs In memory of On the former: “The predominant use On the latter: |
“…a ‘dead shepherd who brought
tremendous chords from hell
And bade the sheep carouse’ “
(p. 227, The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play. Ed. Holly Stevens. New York: Vintage Books, 1990)
— Wallace Stevens
as quoted by Michael Bryson
See also the entries of 5/12.