THE CREDIT - A COMEDY OF EMPEIRIA IN THREE ACTS (Young Augustus)(Paperback / softback)

Poetry. Illustrations are by John Parsons. THE CREDIT was first published as two books in 1980/85 by Menard Press/Advent Books. This second edition has been heavily revised. THE CREDIT is an opera with word music. The prosody is syllabically based ottava rima, gradually segueing into rhyming free verse with occasional ballads. The first Act recites the story of Hugh, a product of Jesuit education, who returns to school as a celebrity on prize-giving day. The occasion is clouded, if not soiled, by the uninvited presence of a certain Doc McGuiness, a dodgy business associate. The event is seen through the arias of Brother Jim, the janitor and sacristan. An ex-intellectual, he plays with ideas about language and learning development, to exemplify Pascal's maxim, We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves and in our being, but desire to live an imaginary life in
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