A third process that is always with us is the transformation or metamorphosis of past events into enduring legends. Gratillonius' future wife, Verania, sings:
"'I remember Ys, though I have never seen her...'"
-The Dog And The Wolf, VIII, 3, p. 162.
And we remember Ys from Volumes I-III of this Tetralogy. Verania's song is a haunting echo of the legend and of its summation in this series. She, like the two co-authors, is a link between the fabulous city and present readers.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I'm surprised, didn't Verania's father Apuleius visit Gratillonius at least once in Ys? And was she thought too young to accompany him?
Ad astra! Sean
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