tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308738297630540810.post4419865371357474587..comments2024-01-27T00:21:24.671-08:00Comments on Literary and Cultural Theory: The Decemberists: The IslandAgata Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13236093852073318409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308738297630540810.post-6192133032249229212015-04-08T10:09:56.704-07:002015-04-08T10:09:56.704-07:00I randomly came across this blog. I would just lik...I randomly came across this blog. I would just like to add that the babe in the cradle that Sycorax is looking after is probably Caliban, her son from the play The Tempest.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389845544069960040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308738297630540810.post-2378850934492581332009-05-22T08:02:05.447-07:002009-05-22T08:02:05.447-07:00Sycorax was the mother of Caliban in "The Tempest....Sycorax was the mother of Caliban in "The Tempest." Caliban says at one point that he is the rightful lord of the island, as he got it "from Sycorax, my dam." Too lazy to look it up, but Sycorax watching the cradle makes perfect sense.<br /><br />Odd to comment over a year later, I know, but you've just been noticed on the Decemberists' fan site.Emily Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278186772831552590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308738297630540810.post-26547616504358350872008-01-20T20:09:00.000-08:002008-01-20T20:09:00.000-08:00Also, I apologize for the strange formatting. I do...Also, I apologize for the strange formatting. I don't know what happened, but my formatting is off, and I can't fix it very easily, so I won't try to mess with it. It shouldn't be too distracting, though (I hope).Roger Markethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234701212604280111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5308738297630540810.post-40534754724803103932008-01-20T19:55:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:55:00.000-08:00Just a follow-up note: I did not realize the signi...Just a follow-up note: I did not realize the significance of Shakespeare's Sycorax, the fact that he was banished on an island. While this definition definitely makes sense, because of the title of the song, I still think the alien definition can be used and that it has just as much meaning, if not more. I realize that certain elements pertaining to the Sycorax of Shakespeare's story may be lost, but there are, of course, some to be gained from the alien Sycorax. Either way, the song has so many layers, and analyzing it is a challenge, and a process that could/should take much longer than the amount of time we will spend on it in class.Roger Markethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234701212604280111noreply@blogger.com