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The Mute Canary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2021

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Type
Historical
Copyright
Copyright © 1972 The Drama Review

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References

1 Barate actually says “Tartarin,” meaning someone who exaggerates his hunting experiences. It is the name of the protagonist in Tartarin de Tarascon, by Alphonse Daudet.

2 Faust’s aria, in the opera Faust by Gounod, when he sees the home of his beloved, Marguerite.

3 ’One’ refers to ’reality of truth.’

4 Faust’s aria in the beginning of the opera. Unable to discover nature’s secrets, he fills his cup with poison and offers a last salute to the coming dawn.