Carnival: A Mass Plays Mas’ [Caldwell Taylor]
Reading Time 1 minsCarnival: A Mass Plays Mas’ [Part 1 of 2] ***Draft: Not for Quotation, Citation or Distribution*** Carnival seeks to regain a lost Paradise ; it plays to recover the world that predated the Fall. Carnival reveals the two faces behind a wire-mesh mask :”the Agony of Exile”and the “Joy of a Certain Return”. Carnival is Wilson Harris‘ “infinite rehearsal”; it is calypsonian Lord Shorty’s “Endless Vibrations.” Carnival is the surfacing of the submerged! “Carnival is that time when every joke is allowed,” say the Italians. “Life is a Carnaval”, sings Celia Cruz [1925-2003] in “La Vida es un… Read More »Carnival: A Mass Plays Mas’ [Caldwell Taylor]