[ilds] Francis Mott

[Godshalk, William (godshawl)]

What does it mean? 

You will remember Clea and Darley swimming while Balthazar casually watches. The imagery of that scene comes from Mott. I think it has something to do with the trauma of birth -- or in this case the trauma of rebirth -- as Darley plays the force that brings Clea back to life. 

Ian discusses Durrell's infatuation  with Mott.  

Bill



W. L. Godshalk *
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From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of Charles Sligh [charles-sligh at utc.edu]
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Subject: Re: [ilds] Francis Mott

On 6/20/11 6:57 PM, James Gifford wrote:

Durrell, however, had some Mott materials in his mss. at Carbondale
(Mott's ms., that is, in Durrell's files):

Box 27: Manuscripts
Folder 5: The Little Robe, by Francis J. Mott

Durrell and Mott also appear in some of the same short-run journals in
the 1940s.


Many thanks to Bill and James for this information.

I look forward to hearing more.  I will be entirely dependent upon Bill, James, and others here to let me know what it all means.

C&c.

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