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Friday, September 21, 2007
The roughhousing of Raja Hasan
My amusement at hearing this anecdote was tinged with regret. Because by living my life as a city slicker I feel constantly guilty that I'm depriving my kids of the simple life, where kids (like me) lived the clean, nature-bhari, uncomplicated life and played with one toy and wore the same "new" shirt all year before asking for another.
This same sense of disenfranchisement draws people like me to uncomplicated singers like Raja Hasan (or Prashant Tamang for that matter).
Early on, when Raja Hasan was part of the deliciously tackily named Eklavya gharana (the gharana with no gurus) he was an unknown quantity. But he was called upon to fill a gap and his singing was nothing short of revelatory. Just as he emerged as a strong singer, Kalyanji showed up as a rather stern mahaguru and inexplicably sent him packing.
Thankfully Vishal-Shekhar used the wildcardashtra and restored him back to the show. And he went from strength to strength becoming as the House of Reshammiya put it "the most hyped singer of the show". Combining a huge voice with an innate ability to find and grab the emotion in the song, he delivered several fine and entertaining performances. He came across as simple, gracious, diplomatic, friendly and respectful. This helped him garner top votes in the early rounds
But then... (and at this point in true SRGMP style, this entire blog would go black and white and you would hear a sonic swoosh) the tide turned for Raja Hasan.
First, he was called for forgetting lyrics. Once the camera (and Shekhar) caught him reading lyrics off his palm in the middle of a performance, reminding me of my friend in school - lovingly called Piston for reasons I'd much rather not go into here - in the middle of an exam.
Then the whole nek insaan bit got a little old. As in all weekly reality contests, your popularity ebbs and flow. Its no fault of the contestants, just the natural momentum of audience fickleness. Add to this that straight face he made whenever something positive was said, as if to say "I'm so seedha I can't comprehend praise", which got to some people.
Finally, Himesh, sensing that his chela Aneek needed some path clearing promptly got to work on Raja. First, castigating him publicly for messing up a song and then in a confounding turn of events virtually blaming him for the eviction of Mussarat Abbas. All this reduced Raja to a vocal hobble when we saw him last week. Even Vishal and Shekhar felt obligated to fake-praise his ordinary singing in an effort to boost their last chela in the competition.
There are rumors that he finished top of the class in this week's upcoming episode. But regardless of the outcome, with Aneek delivering tremendous singing on demand, Poonam winning audiences over with her range and Amanat barely making mistakes, Raja has now become the one to watch. Will the train blow past the station or will it end up in a wreck?
Visions of Mauli Dave, although this one sings a lot better!
21 comments:
- Sanjay said...
As He Goes OFF And ON on alternate weeks , if he is On top this week , its better he watches out next week
Its looks like he might be next out - 9/21/2007 12:15 AM
A good indicator of Raja's performances for me have been his youtube views and the number of hits my his blog gets immediately after every performance. Hits-wise, things were best when he sang Maahiya, Vande Mataram and Teri Deewani, though he was criticised in the last instance.
And strangely, after Pardesi Pardesi and the HR mauling, sites visits jumped up by almost three times!
Hope Besharmiya goes at him yet again this week. It helps Raja. And of course, helps my blog. - 9/21/2007 12:34 AM
The Piston nick sounds interesting Aspi. I would love to know more about that.
Raja Hasan is much much much better singer than Mauli - Raja may not be perfect , but when he does give a good performance , i can care less about his marginal performances ....
Raja sings with his soul , again , Raja maynot be the most versitile singer of all , but there is something Divine about his singing - 9/21/2007 7:09 AM
@ Manish "A good indicator of Raja's performances for me have been his youtube views"
The first Indian video to have made it to the top 100 most watched videos on youtube is that of a clip with Rajini and a midget breakdancer. It currently ranks at 91 with close to 6.9 million hits.
A surrogate for quality I presume!
Midget Dance! The best that Indian cinema can offer ? Strange are the ways of the world! Just an observation, no offense meant - 9/21/2007 8:44 AM
His rendition of 'Maa Tujhe Salaam' bought tears to my eyes. Yes, he my not be as versatile as Aneek, but at the same time he is absolutely excellent in his 'jonar'. Also Aneek's voice even if more versatile has relatively less to distinguish it from the current playback singers.
Unrelated comment...Aspi would you be doing a music review of Saawariya? Would like to read your opinion.
- Aspi said...
Hey Ritha, I tend to not do too many music reviews because I'm not good at it. I usually will pick out a song and do a "Best new bollymusic" type of post (I have an oldish one I should publish one of these days).
But let me see if I can get my hands on the music and see what transpires. - 9/21/2007 12:00 PM
The fate of Raja is all about Him-mess Besharmiya pulling rank and wallowing in own power trip. His real message to the singers and janta is: "I am the king maker and thou shalt not (him)mess with me!"
- gin said...
If we go by talent..it indeed is raja's turn to leave the show after sumedha..
Apart fm the natural ebb and flow of performances, I'm beginning to think a few of things have gone against Raja (apart fm the sabotage by HR!): 1) I tend to judge Raja (and perhaps others do too) by the quality of his own performances rather than against other competitors. I expect to be moved by each performance as I was moved by the piya haji ali one (my fave so far). 2)The diversity /versatality principle of Vish-Shek may have moved the needle too far fm Raja's jonar. Put the 2 together and maybe Raja peaked too soon. HR's sneak attack brought a crisis of confidence which made things worse.
I'm torn between reluctant admiration for HR's sheer cunning and distaste at his viciousness. Perhaps Vish-Shek have the best strategy - Sit back and let HR cross the line in terms of blatant manipulation and have that backfire on him.
At any rate , I hope for a face-off between the 2 best: Raja and Aneek. HR hysteria will really peak then. He's beaten Ekta Kapoor in her own jonar - the saas bahu saga. Maybe the extravagant wtf praise of tushaar kapoor was his backdoor way of thumbing his nose at Ekta! ---- can't wait to see what he'll do when the stakes are at their highest :P - 9/21/2007 10:14 PM
- Leera said...
Two words for Raja courtesy 'Bleeng Bleeng' Lahiri - 'Dibhine vhoise'
I personally love both his voice and his jerry curls.
As for Aneek v/s Raja, while I always enjoy Aneek's near flawless performances, its Raja that I re-listen to full volume after a couple of tokes. - 9/22/2007 12:35 AM
Him-mess Besharmiya dislikes Raja for one reason and one reason only...
HR falls in the "Have-nots" category.
I am of course talking of yeh kali-kali zulfen.... - 9/22/2007 1:31 PM
Himesh is irritating to the core.As I am watching the 092207 show I must say that he needs a lesson on how to talk sensibly, how to respect others opinions and allow others to talk. At this moment I feel like screaming SHUT-UP HIMESH.
exactly!!himesh is just sooo IRRITATING!! .... i am reminded of a friends episode.. where chandler asks joey if he realy hates janice that much ..and joey says..' i feel like ripping my arm off .. just soo i would have sumthin to throw at her '.. if i had been on the sets.. i would have just ripped off his own arm .. and hit him on his big fat head with it!!
Why wasn't Raja allowed to sing again as the crowd went "once more ,once more...."on both occasions that he sang today . Shame on you Himesh.Why do you hate Raja? Personally, I think that you are threatened by him. He is one above you Himesh. Himesh your 'Jadu' is working on the other judges as they listened to your once more for Aneek. Shame,shame,shame - shame on you Himesh. South Africa
- Vaishali said...
The last two episodes of Saregamapa makes any music lovers head bow down in shame. For a show of that calibre to be reduced to mere gimmickry by Mr. Himesh is such a shame. Putting contestants into oddspot in the name of love or their economic background seems to be the order of the day. And ofcourse, Raja bashing is becoming Himesh's favourite passtime. I guess the producers should consider renaming the show to SareDRAMA. The Guru status seems like a diamond chain around a monkey's neck in the case of Himesh. Can somebody teach the man to be dignifies Ala Vishal Shekar? Unfortunately in today's day of TRP's ruling the roost, the producers and the channel too are hand in glove else they could have edited it all out. SAd but true, a good show is going down the drain. Just reminiscing the days when the show has eminent judges like Kalyanji-Anandji, Pt. Sharma, Pt. Chaurasia, Khayyam, O P Nayyar who had a keen sense of music and were forever boosting the morale and encouraging the contestants. Just 5 years down the line and with the public voting through SMS, the channel and the service providers are laughing their way to the bank
sacrificing quality and sanctity to meets their commercial ends. Just proves to say that we as viewers
have little say as we continue being subjected to Himesh and in his antics in the name of 'Saraswathi Ma'. Also, it was sad to see directors like Ismail Darbar and Bappi Lahiri agreeing and nodding their heads each time Himesh made outrageous statements. Kudos to Vishal-Shekar and the contestants for making the show palatable. - 9/24/2007 2:52 AM
The Crux of the matter as realized by Manish the founder of "rajahasan.com"
I fully Agree with him, he is talking perfect sense and has summed up beautifully. Couldn't help quoting without his permission though (sorry for that mate)
"HR to kabhi show se baahar jaane waala nahin hai, woh to hum dono ko maloom hi tha. HR to wohi kar rahaa hai jo producer us se karvaate hai. Raja ke fans zaraa bhadak jaaye, aur khoob vote karein!
Raja final mein hai, to apnaa kam almost ho gaya hai. Jitna exposure milna chahiye, usey mil jayega.
Mujhe to aisa lagta hai ki Raja title naa jeete to accha hai - woh 50 lakh ka contract koi kaam ka nahin hai. 50 lakh do saal tak kheechenge Zee waale, aur tab tak sab thanda ho jayega. Us se accha hai, ab waapas VS, SEL, Salim-Sulaiman ke chakkar kato aur jo bhi kaam mile - ad jingles ho ya chotey motey playback singing, shuru karo.
Yeh Zee ka contract koi kaam ka nahin hai - especially agar to 26 saal ke ho. Debojit ne kya kar liya? Uska album bhi itnaa kharaab nikala tha Zee ne..."-Manish - 9/24/2007 2:31 PM
I was quite amused to find the conversation thread from Orkut that I couldn't resist quoting ( refer the post above) has been deleted minutes after my mention of it here.
Manish I understand owning a popular fan site and not to mention some ridicule sites can be a pain. You can not even think aloud, lest the fanatics misunderstand and take the winds off the drummed up support. You can not even dare to whisper the truth that you believe in. It must be very painful to lead a double life. I understand your pain partner, All my sympathies are there for you.
Wish someday, and some years and some more saregamapa sessions down the line you would realize oozing undiluted hatred for a person makes you more like the person you hate. And too much hate is bad for creativity. - 9/25/2007 12:08 PM
- Aspi said...
Yaar, Picked up from Orkut, post some a link next time. I can't find anything in there and I don't go there often either.
Aspi bhai
posting a link would not have helped as the thread was deleted soon after I copied and pasted it here. If you are interested in knowing what the content was then you may refer my first post(that would be just one comment above yours).The relevant portion is in hindi written in english script and is between inverted commas. - 9/25/2007 1:14 PM


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They posted line up in the fall!
They posted line up in the fall!
Did they really? Huh, thought it was announced later for some reason. I'm really curious about who they'll book to headline. I guess MBV still could, but they're playing Austin in August.
The initial line up was released pretty early. I think there were at east 3 pretty big announcements with a good amount of bands each time?
EDIT: This is the line up that was released on 11/13/12
Austin Psych Fest - 2013 Lineup:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Black Angels
Black Mountain
Man Or Astroman?
The King Khan & Bbq Show
The Growlers
Acid Mothers Temple
Quintron & Miss Pussycat
The Soft Moon
White Fence
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Last edited by Drinkey McDrinkerstein; 07-15-2013 at 12:21 PM.
That would be a fantastic get for the festival. They haven't done any shows in like 2 years so that would be a great return show.
First round of bands coming "Fall of 2013" according to their Facebook page.
EDIT* Whooops, I see that was posted at the top of the page. Carry on.
Last edited by Gribbz; 08-12-2013 at 12:21 PM.
Damn, just noticed that Beak> is playing Psych Fest France. Did anyone see them at ATP? Would love to see the band on this year's line-up.
Beak> are fantastic live.
Also, i did not know there was a French version.
Yep, it's called "Levitation" and 2013 will be their inaugural year I believe. I bet it does well consider all of the Europeans I ran into at the fest in Austin.
EDIT* I just noticed that the Gaslamp Killer played this thing a few years ago. I wonder if that could potentially open the door for more electronic based acts like Flying Lotus or Gang Gang Dance...
Last edited by Gribbz; 09-27-2013 at 01:09 AM.
Line-up next month!
Also, "best line-up yet", huh? Last year's roster will be hard to top.On May 2-4, 2014 we'll return to Carson Creek Ranch for the 7th annual AUSTIN PSYCH FEST!
Lineup details will be released next month... Camping info and pricing will also be available at that time. Looking forward to sharing the good news - best lineup yet!
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Me thinks they got themselves MBV.
Any chance they bring back Warpaint and Boris?
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I wouldn't be surprised if Warpaint came back considering they have a new album coming out. They've played the fest a ton and they seem to have a pretty good relationship with the promoters. Same goes with Deerhunter/Atlas Sound/Lotus Plaza. Not sure about Boris.
This would be great. Not sure how realistic Spacemen 3 is, but I know Spiritualized has been on their radar for years. I really hope we get Boredoms, Tame Impala, and the Horrors.
After listening to White Hills' album "So You Are... So You'll Be" again, I can't wait for their set late on Friday night of APF7.
... what, you think it's premature to get excited about a band who isn't even confirmed, let alone scheduled for a late night timeslot on the first night of an event happening more than seven months from now? You guys are no fun.
Hell yes I like the way you think, but I seriously doubt Boris is back next year. Let's talk again in '15. Also, I'd settle for Spaceman 1.
All three, yes - so very yes.
For those who are considering camping:
FYI, the ranch is close to the airport and the fest runs shuttles to and from nearby hotels."Working with Carson Creek Ranch to create a completely revamped campground."
how's the weather in May compared to October? I'm considering this fest and would normally do camping but being outside during ACL was all kinds of terrible and it might be better to retreat to a room with AC.
Well, it was in late April last year. I'm assuming it won't be that much different considering the 2014 fest is only a week later. Normally it's hot, but last year there was a lot of overcast. Won't be able to know for sure until a week before I'd say.
EDIT* I'm guessing it will be in the mid 80's temp-wise.
Last edited by Gribbz; 10-23-2013 at 01:53 PM.
Get ready for some amazing news, including a free Austin show and our 1st APF 2014 line-up announcement coming up next week!
Is this thing canceled or about to cancel? Still no line up.
When does it normally come out?
No, not canceled. 2013 was their biggest year attendance/line-up wise and they have a contract with the venue.
EDIT* Delayed line-ups aren't terribly uncommon for festivals. Maybe they're bargaining with one of the top tiered acts? Don't know.
Last edited by Gribbz; 11-27-2013 at 03:25 PM.
line up came out right around this time last year, which is pretty early considering the show is in April.
I'm tempted to buy tickets if there's still early bird next week and if it turns out I'm on call that week I'll just sell them for at least the early bird price.
Pere Ubu @ Silm's 12/17/13
Holograms @ Bottom of the Hill 12/18/14
Wooden Shjips @ The Chapel 01/23/14
!!! @ The Chapel 01/25/14
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They posted it, is this the final or do they have adds?
Okay I found this on their site and answered my own question.
- Full festival details here: AUSTIN PSYCH FEST 2014. The 2nd round of lineup news will be released in early 2014, along with a price increase. A third lineup announcement, the schedule per day and day tickets will be released in Spring 2014.
So 2 rounds of adds!
Last edited by Ardentbiscuit; 12-04-2013 at 08:53 AM.
Wow. That's solid. I definitely want to go to this now.
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Hilton wrote and translated numerous religious works, commentaries, and epistles—most in Middle English and some in Latin. He himself did not give titles to his works; the titles by which they are known today were assigned by later editors. Each of the two books of The Scale is about 40,000 words long. The first book, which consists of ninety-two chapters, was probably written between 1380 and 1382 and circulated on its own before the second book was written sometime between 1385 and 1396. In the first book Hilton explains the difference between an active and a contemplative life, followed by considerable detail about the latter. After treating such topics as "How you are to know when the showings to the bodily senses, and the feeling of them, are good or evil" and "How for lack of humility heretics and hypocrites exalt themselves in their own hearts above all others," Hilton discusses types of prayers and various remedies to fight temptations presented by "the devil of hell." Next Hilton explains how to seek Jesus, the nature of sin, and how to deal with one's pride, wrath, and envy. The forty-two chapters of the second book of The Scale are more theologically oriented than those of the first and are considered a more mature work. Hilton describes the long and difficult journey the pilgrim must make on the way to heaven and the "virtues and graces a soul receives through the opening of the inner eye into the grace-given beholding of Jesus, and how this cannot be acquired through human labor alone, but through special grace, and labor as well." On the Mixed Life (c. 1378), one of Hilton's earlier works, is a letter addressed to a wealthy layman. In it Hilton urges his subject to combine the active and contemplative lives, trying not to neglect one for the other. The Prycking of Love (c. 1385-95), also known as The Goad of Love, is a translation and abridgement of the Stimulus Amoris, a portion of which was originally written by James of Milan. It is a devotional work which examines such topics as "How a man in the Passion of Christ may be stirred to the seven deeds of mercy" and "How a man shall stir himself to love God and to kindle his heart in His love."
Critical Reception
The Scale of Perfection was the most popular of all English devotional works of the fourteenth century. It circulated widely in manuscript form, was translated into Latin, and first printed in 1494. Scholars have frequently written about Hilton in the twentieth century, with a major resurgence of interest in his work since the 1970s. Critics praise Hilton's keen psychological insight and his writing skills, many declaring The Scale a masterpiece of its kind. William Ralph Inge deems it "among the best specimens of devotional literature." He outlines Hilton's advice on overcoming hindrances and temptations, one of the greatest of which is seeking to grasp Divine truth before one is ready. In his essay on Hilton, T. W. Coleman praises his "facility in the use of the vernacular." He adds: "Such a placid and sober style does not lend itself to the epigrammatic; but at times, by the turn of a phrase, the choice of a fitting word, and the use of an apt metaphor, he does achieve some striking results." David Knowles points out that The Scale, unlike some other religious treatises of the time, is a methodical work that follows a deliberate plan. Knowles further credits Hilton with abandoning "arbitrary divisions of the soul" and exchanging allegorical interpretations of Scripture for "homely and practical analysis." Scholars often write of Hilton in the context of medieval mysticism. In his comparative study of The Cloud of Unknowing and The Scale of Perfection, Alastair Minnis contends that Hilton is much more concerned with the average man, the man who is not spiritually advanced, than the Cloud author. Barry Windeatt also offers an overview of medieval writing on mysticism and notes numerous cross influences. Although The Scale receives by far the majority of the attention directed to Hilton's works, Walter H. Beale emphasizes the importance of On the Mixed Life and uses it to examine certain historical conceptions of Christianity. David G. Kennedy explores Hilton's early works and discusses the change from theocentric to Christocentric—a focus on God changing to a focus on Jesus—and the likely influences that precipitated this change, most notably the writings of St. Paul. This topic also interests J. P. H. Clark, who examines the second book of The Scale, noting that it is far more Christocentric than the first book, and discusses its concern with perfect and imperfect humility. While many researchers in previous decades were hindered by incomplete or paraphrased editions of Hilton's works on which to base their discussions, students now have several highly regarded new translations available to them.
Principal Works
"Benedictus" Commentary (treatise) c. 1378
On the Mixed Life (treatise) c. 1378
"Bonum Est" Commentary (treatise) c. 1379
De Imagine Peccati (treatise) c. 1379
Scala Perfectionis [The Scale of Perfection] Book I (treatise) c. 1380-82
Eight Chapters on Perfection [translator; written by Louis de Fontibus] (treatise) c. 1383-95
Of Amgels' Song (treatise) c. 1383
"Qui Habitat" Commentary (treatise) c. 1383
The Prycking of Love [Stimulus Amoris, The Goad of Love; translator; portion written by James of Milan] (treatise) c. 1385-95
The Scale of Perfection Book II (treatise) c. 1385-96
Walter Hilton's Latin Writings 2 vols. (treatises) 1987
*Minor Works of Walter Hilton (edited by Dorothy Jones) 1929
The Goad of Love (translated by Clare Kirchberger) 1952
The Stairway of Perfection (translated by M. L. del Mastro) 1979
The Scale of Perfection (translated by John P. H. Clark and Rosemary Dorward) 1991
The Scale of Perfection (edited by Thomas H. Bestul) 2000
*This collection contains "Benedictus" Commentary, "Bonum Est" Commentary,...
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SOURCE: Inge, William Ralph. "Walter Hylton." In Studies of English Mystics: St. Margaret's Lectures 1905, pp. 80-123. London: John Murray, 1906.
[In the following essay, originally delivered as a lecture in 1905, Inge examines Hilton's treatment of sin, desire, fear; metaphorical language; and the nature of God's love and grace in The Scale of Perfection.]
The picture of human life as a spiritual Jacob's ladder, on which angels are for ever ascending and descending, and which we all have to climb step by step, is as old as the rule of St Benedict. The idea of a gradual ascent, not in time or place, but from stage to stage of reality, leaving behind us the vain shadows of earth, and beholding ever more clearly the mysteries of Divine truth, has always been dear to mystics. Charts of spiritual progress have been drawn up in large numbers, till in the later Romanist theology a kind of geography of the saint's journey has been constructed, not less fanciful than Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. But it is not a sign of Protestant prejudice to assert that the mystical literature of the pre-Reformation period is more valuable and edifying than anything that the Roman Church has produced since. Nor is it, I hope, a sign of insular prejudice to prefer the writings of old English divines to anything of the same kind produced on the Continent. For my own part, much as I admire the philosophical genius of...
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SOURCE: Coleman, T. W. "Walter Hilton." In English Mystics of the Fourteenth Century, pp. 106-30. London: Epworth Press, 1938.
[In the following essay, Coleman presents an overview of Hilton's life, works, and influence, noting his prevalent qualities of charity and humility.]
The Scale of Perfection first appeared towards the end of the fourteenth century.1 During the next one hundred years it was often copied, and it circulated in many manuscripts. In 1494 it was printed by Caxton's successor, Wynkyn de Worde; by 1533 eight editions had been published. Almost from its first issue it became a devotional classic. People of most diverse religious types have fallen beneath its spell. Thoughtful readers will soon discover the reason of this. The book answers in a most satisfying way the permanent needs of the soul. Other qualities recommend it: its contents are well arranged; its theme is clearly stated and admirably developed; its style is simple, persuasive, and quietly convincing; and throughout it is marked by lofty thought, deep insight, and sanity of judgement. Such a book could not help but make a wide appeal.
Excellent as the Scale is, however, we may feel a little surprise that for so long it should have taken precedence over other classics of the devout life. It has not the quaint candour and picturesque homeliness of the Ancren Riwle; it lacks...
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SOURCE: Knowles, David. "Walter Hilton." In The English Mystical Tradition, pp. 100-18. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961.
[In the following essay, Knowles explains Hilton's views on contemplation, the Holy Ghost, and grace, illustrating his descriptions with numerous excerpts from The Scale of Perfection.]
The distinguished and nameless author of The Cloud was followed, within a very few years, by a spiritual writer of different temper but of equal distinction, and with a very similar outlook upon the life of the spirit. When reading The Cloud and its companion treatises we feel the impact of a strong, original, masterful and independent personality; Hilton is gentler and less aloof. Although no one without very deep and varied spiritual experience could have written The Scale of Perfection, we do not feel when we are reading it that we are listening to a record of personal striving, any more than we do when we read the Imitation of Christ or the Introduction à la vie dévote. We think rather of the wisdom and holiness of the writer's spirit, and of the care that has gone to the moulding of his work.1The Cloud and the Book of Privy Counselling follow no ascertainable scheme or order of topics, the thought eddies and returns, and though the Book appears to be written by a man of greater spiritual maturity than is perceptible in...
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SOURCE: Beale, Walter H. "Walter Hilton and the Concept of 'Medled Lyf'." American Benedictine Review 26, no. 4 (December 1975): 381-94.
[In the following essay, Beale focuses on An Epistle of Mixed Life and explores its message regarding merging a contemplative life with the an active life.]
Examining texts in the light of their traditions and historical backgrounds is an inherently risky business, because traditions and historical backgrounds are partly defined by the texts themselves. Thus texts that do not conform to the historian's conception of "tradition" are valuable in a special way, because they provide the opportunity for testing and reordering the larger historical conceptions which inform individual interpretation. Such a text is Walter Hilton's Middle English treatise, An Epistle of Mixed Life It invites reexamination of a medieval tradition of writings on the topic of "active and contemplative life," where something of a reordering may be called for in our thinking. While the present study partly seeks to illuminate a single text, it seeks also to make a significant comment on the larger tradition.1
Like many of the texts which belong to the Middle English devotional tradition, the Mixed Life is addressed to a single reader: in this distinctive case, "to a worldli lord to teche him hou he sculde haue him in his state in...
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SOURCE: Kennedy, David G. "Works before Entering Thurgarton Priory." In Incarnational Element in Hilton's Spirituality, pp. 167-98. Salzburg, Austria: Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Universität Salzburg, 1982.
[In the following excerpt, Kennedy surveys Hilton's works through 1384, including some of his lesser known and unpublished writings.]
This work exists in at least nine MSS and was printed most recently as an edition from most of them in Jones's Minor Works.1Mixed Life was not necessarily the very first of Hilton's works, but was probably one of his earliest efforts.2 It is in the Vernon MS which may have been produced in 1380. The prayer outlook seems to be that of Hilton's hermit period and some of the ideas are rather confused,3 although there is no question about the wisdom and maturity of the basic advice Mixed Life offers. Hilton's authorship appears to be certain.4
In this work Hilton maintains that spiritual perfection and contemplation are available not only to an elite, but to all Christians, regardless of their state in life. The duty of charity to one's neighbor must, however, not be ignored in favor of spiritual exercises:5
But leave off lightly thy devotion, whether it be in prayer or in...
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SOURCE: Minnis, Alastair. "Affection and Imagination in The Cloud of Unknowing and Hilton's Scale of Perfection." Traditio 39 (1983): 323-66.
[In the following essay, Minnis compares the approach taken to spirituality in The Cloud of Unknowing with that taken by Hilton is The Scale of Perfection, particularly concerning the roles of intellectual contemplation and imaginative meditation.]
How can a literary critic best approach texts which are living classics of religious literature? This question is being asked with increasing frequency by modern readers of The Cloud of Unknowing and Walter Hilton's Scale of Perfection.1 My own preference is for an historical-critical approach which, while recognising that these works are for all time, is concerned to relate them to the time in which they were written. It has recently been pointed out that certain studies of the English Mystics are marred by 'the scholar's lack of adequate theological training to interpret the mystics' teaching correctly,'2 a defect which is particularly marked in the case of discussions of the influence of pseudo-Dionysius. As Colledge rightly says, before we can speak with certainty about the Dionysian elements in the Cloud and the Scale, 'we need a clearer view of the Western medieval traditions which interpreted, glossed, and it may be distorted...
(The entire section is 21879 words.)
SOURCE: Clark, J. P. H. "The Trinitarian Theology of Walter Hilton's Scale of Perfection. Book Two." In Langland, the Mystics, and the Medieval English Religious Tradition, edited by Helen Phillips, pp. 125-40. Suffolk, England: D. S. Brewer, 1990.
[In the following essay, Clark examines the second book of The Scale of Perfection, notes that it is more Christocentric than the first book, and explains its concern with perfect and imperfect humility.]
Walter Hilton is a pastor rather than a speculative theologian. His higher education was in Canon Law rather than in Theology as such. But he is familiar with the commonplaces of technical theology, more specifically of a rather conservative Augustinian theology whose affinities have yet to be fully worked out, a task which can only be properly fulfilled as more of the Cambridge academic theology of his day is identified and studied. Beyond this, his contemplative interest leads him to become well grounded in monastic and especially Cistercian theology. It is within this framework that this Trinitarian theology needs to be viewed.
Hilton takes for granted the common teaching that man's soul is a created trinity, made in the image of God (cf. Gen. 1.26), in which the three faculites of memoria, reason (understanding), and love (or will) are a reflection of the Uncreated Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy...
(The entire section is 8825 words.)
SOURCE: Windeatt, Barry. Introduction to English Mystics of the Middle Ages, pp. 1-13. Cambridge, U. K.: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
[In the following essay, Windeatt provides an introduction to Hilton's ideas in the context of medieval mysticism in England.]
For sith in the first biginnyng of holy chirche in the tyme of persecucion, dyverse soules and many weren so merveylously touchid in sodeynte of grace that sodenly, withoutyn menes of other werkes comyng before, thei kasten here instruments, men of craftes, of here hondes, children here tables in the scole, and ronnen withoutyn ransakyng of reson to the martirdom with seintes: whi schul men not trowe now, in the tyme of pees, that God may, kan and wile and doth—ye! touche diverse soules as sodenly with the grace of contemplacion?
(The Book of Privy Counselling, p. 901)
The later Middle Ages in England were indeed to prove such an age of contemplative saints, and 'the medieval English mystics' are often now grouped together. Viewed with one kind of hindsight, something new stirs with the writings of Richard Rolle (d. 1349), broadens and gathers in the later fourteenth century—with Walter Hilton, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing—and also includes a corpus of translations into English of other mystical...
(The entire section is 7015 words.)
SOURCE: Bestul, Thomas H. Introduction to The Scale of Perfection, by Walter Hilton, edited by Thomas H. Bestul, pp. 1-19. Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University, 2000.
[In the following essay, Bestul discusses the terminology used in The Scale of Perfection and the manuscript tradition of the work.]
Among the major religious treatises written in fourteenth-century England, The Scale of Perfection of Walter Hilton maintains a secure place. The Scale is a guide to the contemplative life in two books of more than 40,000 words each and is notable not only for the careful exploration of its religious themes, but as a principal monument of Middle English prose.
Although we know relatively little about the author of the treatise, we have more information about Walter Hilton than is known about many authors of medieval texts. He was a member of the religious order known as the Augustinian Canons, and died at the Augustinian Priory of Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire in 1396.1 There is reason to believe that he was trained in canon law and studied at the University of Cambridge. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but it is thought to be around 1343.
Besides The Scale of Perfection, Hilton is the author of a number of other surviving works in both English and Latin. Among the English works, all of which are much shorter than either of...
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Further Reading
del Mastro, M. L. Introduction to The Stairway of Perfection, by Walter Hilton, translated by M. L. del Mastro, pp. 5–47. Garden City, N. Y.: Image Books, 1979.
Contends that the structural organization of The Scale of Perfection, with its repetition and digressions, is best illustrated by a circular stairway, not a ladder or a standard staircase.
Gardner, Helen L. "Walter Hilton and the Authorship of the Cloud of Unknowing." Review of English Studies 9, no. 34 (April 1933): 129-47.
Evaluation of evidence supporting claims of Hilton being author of The Cloud of Unknowing, concluding that there is no merit in the argument.
Hodgson, Phyllis. "Walter Hilton." In Three Fourteenth-Century English Mystics, pp. 32–40. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1967.
Provides an outline of The Scale of Perfection, tracing the different stages of the spiritual journey.
Kirschberger, Clare. Introduction to The Goad of Love, translated by Walter Hilton, edited by Clare Kirschberger, pp. 13–44. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1952.
Analyzes Hilton's translation, pointing out that he omitted repetitive elements, exaggerations, coarse descriptions, and instances of the overly devotional.
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Source: Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, ©2003 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.


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