Thanks, Stephen. Fordie--that has to be right. Wayne ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 22:24:48 -0400 >From: Stephen Adams <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: "as the Howard or Boleyn knows" >To: [log in to unmask] > > From amazon.com, on Ford Madox Ford's Fifth Queen: > >Now back in print, Ford's highly acclaimed portrait of Henry VIII's >controversial fifth Queen > >This masterful performance of historical fiction centers on Katharine >Howard--clever, beautiful, and outspoken--who catches the jaded eye of >Henry VIII and becomes his fifth Queen. Corruption and fear pervade the >King's court, and the dimly lit corridors vibrate with the intrigues of >unscrupulous courtiers hungry for power. Soon Katharine is locked in a >vicious battle with Thomas Cromwell, the Lord Privy Seal, as she fights >for political and religious change. > >Ford saw the past as an integral part of the present experience and >understanding, and his sharply etched vision of the court of Henry >VIII--first published in 1908--echoes aspects of Edwardian England as it >explores the pervading influence of power, lies, fear, and anxiety on >people's lives. > >Stephen Adams > >Carrol Cox wrote: > >>Miss Tudor moved them with galleons (from memory - in Thrones I think) >> >>So she is one of the heroines of the Cantos. >> >>She was the daughter of Anne Boleyn. >> >>Whether this is relevant or not I do not know. >> >>Those quatrains have always been for me among the greater puzzles of the >>Pisan Cantos. >> >>Carrol >> >> > > >-- >Stephen Adams >Department of English >University of Western Ontario >"Of making many books there is no end." > .Ecclesiastes 12:12 >