Balaustion’s Adventure is a long poem (2705 lines) written by Robert Browning in 1871. It set just after the defeat of the Athenian expedition against Sicily in 413 BC. A group of people from Rhodes flee on a ship bound for Athens, but are intercepted by pirates and forced to seek shelter in the harbour of… Read More Balaustion’s Adventure
“Mutiny on the Bounty” – the 1962 American historical drama film starring Marlon Brando – and “The Bounty” – the 1984 British film starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins – are two films dealing with the story of a sailing ship crew that is fed up with their captain’s harsh discipline and decides to take… Read More HMS Bounty
Set at sea from the perspective of a sailor, this is a song that Procol Harum’s lyricist Keith Reid considers one of his favourites It has an apparently nautical theme, as indicated by its cover (a pastiche of the famous Player’s Navy Cut cigarette pack), and its title, which refers to a… Read More “A Salty Dog” – commentary
A SALTY DOG ‘All hands on deck, we’ve run afloat!’ I heard the captain cry ‘Explore the ship, replace the cook: let no one leave alive!’ Across the straits, around the Horn: how far can sailors fly? A twisted path, our tortured course, and no one left alive We sailed for parts unknown to man,… Read More A song: “A Salty Dog”
Si tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein des hommes le désir de la mer grande et belle. Se vuoi costruire una barca, non radunare uomini per tagliare legna, dividere i compiti e impartire ordini,… Read More Se vuoi…
