
“The Eve of St. Agnes”: quando la tradizione popolare diventa arte
“They told her how, upon St. Agnes’ Eve,
Young virgins might have visions of delight,
And soft adorings from their loves receive
Upon the honey’d middle of the night,
If ceremonies due they did aright”
Così recita un (inquietante) poemetto di John Keats, rifacendosi a un’antica tradizione.
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