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21 Nov 21 - 02:50 PM (#4126896) Subject: Who is 'Monsieur Polinice'? From: meself In the second sentence of an essay on his research in Haiti (part of a book linked to on this site somewhere, I believe), Alan Lomax writes, "Let Monsieur Polinice limp along under the baggage!" Is this a reference that anyone with a smidgeon of education should recognize - or is 'Polinice' simply to be taken as a common or characteristic Haitian name? Anyone know? https://www.academia.edu/26554786/_Cohen_Alan_Lomax_Selected_Writings_1934-1997_BookZZ.org_?email_work_card=view-paper p. 33 |
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21 Nov 21 - 02:53 PM (#4126898) Subject: RE: Who is 'Monsieur Polinice'? From: meself Whoops! Just read a little further, and discovered what I missed in merely skimming a little further: that Monsieur Polinice is the name of a fellow traveller ... or porter ... haven't worked it out yet. Mudelves: feel free to delete this unnecessary thread. |