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The First Elegy
12 years ago
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"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the Angelic Orders? And even if one were to suddenly take me to its heart, I would vanish into its stronger existence. For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, that we are still able to bear, and we revere it so, because it calmly disdains to destroy us. Every Angel is terror."
-Rainer Maria Rilke, from The First Elegy in the Duino Elegies
I named Duino after this series of poems when I was doing a report of them in my junior year of high school. But re-reading these lines now, after such a long time, and realizing all over again how much they actually resonate with both him, and with me... it's got me feeling sentimental. Just kind of never realized what's in a name, especially my own.
-Rainer Maria Rilke, from The First Elegy in the Duino Elegies
I named Duino after this series of poems when I was doing a report of them in my junior year of high school. But re-reading these lines now, after such a long time, and realizing all over again how much they actually resonate with both him, and with me... it's got me feeling sentimental. Just kind of never realized what's in a name, especially my own.
Scurrow's jester hat is partially because of Edgar Allen Poe's Cask of Amontillado, I just really liked the final jingling of the bells after Fortunado is tied to the wall and bricked up!
Fun fact- Rilke's mother wanted a daughter instead of him and allegedly forced him to wear women's clothing until he was five years old. It also explains his middle name. So, you know. It's dark but fits even more.
Cant's say I've ever read Cask of Amontillado. Poe never tickled my fancy much- I had that stage where I thought The Raven was the finest piece of literature ever produced, but beyond he wasn't my cup of tea. Though based off that scene description I think I see where your vested interest lies; and those horror stories would be way cooler if everyone had jester caps on.