tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107758010639847749.post7929756036912377022..comments2022-02-17T21:15:06.985-08:00Comments on The Scant Gold I Bring : NecromancyJeff in Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096023145399598798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107758010639847749.post-50936228802365147172020-08-12T05:33:02.824-07:002020-08-12T05:33:02.824-07:00I love your statement "Truly his best poetry ...I love your statement "Truly his best poetry is a form of necromantic incantation, evoking the spirits and gods from our own primal memories." <br /><br />I think that's absolutely correct, and speaks to CAS' habit of using references from classical mythology to make associations that reach far back in the collective human psyche.Jeff in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096023145399598798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107758010639847749.post-32846904234250712482020-08-10T11:51:09.495-07:002020-08-10T11:51:09.495-07:00The meaning of necromancy has changed a lot throug...The meaning of necromancy has changed a lot throughout history. These days a necromancer is an evil lich raising supernatural legions of armed skeletons, but in elder times necromancy was the evocation of greater deities to communicate with spirits of the dead. I love the way Smith uses this imagery to evoke such glorious, wistful, and even painful ghosts of passions. Truly his best poetry is a form of necromantic incantation, evoking the spirits and gods from our own primal memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com