Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Easter Saturday out to breakfast of pastries and coffee. T gets tributes of chocolate Easter eggs and pastries wherever he goes. Racial hierarchy pointed out by S: Italians behind the counter, Chinese clearing tables, African glad-handing and hoping for tips outside the door. Bus to Florence - saw friars' cells with frescos by Fra Angelico and followers. Followers not as good. Lovely annunciation at head of the stairs. X v illuminating. Pointed out how friars' cells have scenes for contemplation while lesser people have narrative scenes for instruction. Refectories with representations of Last Supper - Judas in one with black halo. Nice harrowing of hell with a devil squashed under the gate which has been torn off its hinges. Fell in with a family in the library looking for a college for their daughter - X able to promote Oberlin. Later, slices of pizza, coffee, gelato as we walked around city through maze of alleys, archways, etc. Quizzed S & X on syllabification of 'piazza' - ended up deciding question probably meaningless in Italian. Home tired but happy after long walk. V cold. Had insight about narrative about 4am, so got up early. Seems to me that 'becoming' can be likened to a journey and 'use' to a task, so in the sort of schema I have written about, these terms occur at the transitions between presentation and representation (becoming) and between representation and presentation (use). Must put this to S.
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