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Love, Loss, and Legacy: The Enduring Power of Ithacan Song While time has eroded much of Ithaca's rich folk song tradition, a handful of remarkable songs have endured. These surviving gems are considered complete works, showcasing both clever poetic devices and a high degree of musical merit. Often structured as dialogues between two characters, the [...] Read More

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The Ithacan lamentation is a song about life, not about death. The poet does not write about life after death al­though this seems to be against the Christian reli­gion.  The lyrics depict Charon as having no feelings, comprehension or mercy. He is always wicked, inhuman, crafty and he is often called a pi­rate. These lamentations [...] Read More