The Dreamhunters and other legends and studies by Dorothy Carrington

"Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved..." Dorothy Carrington (1910 - 2002) was told. But enslaved she was. She arrived in Corsica in 1948 as an English historian. She stayed. She was very interested in Corsican society, Corsican culture. In 1991 she was awarded a doctorat honoris causa by the University of Corse. She lived and worked in Ajaccio. She also had a very special friendship with I Muvrini.

TerraCorsa is very proud and grateful that Dorothy Carrington and later on her heiress, has given so kindly and willingly her personal permission to Mrs Y.Peters to publish from her books, also on this website.

If you like to enter the mystical world of Corsica, TerraCorsa proposes several legends and studies:

• The Asphodel Sacred, restorative, beloved of the dead, the asphodel became a symbol of Corsica.
• Tradition of the Cumparaggiu The Midsummer Festival of Saint John the Baptist
• The cult of the Virgin Mary

The Dreamhunters
To give you an impression of the fascinating book Dorothy Carrington wrote in 1995: The Dream-Hunters of Corsica (French Edition in 2000: Mazzeri, Finzioni, Signadori) I will tell you something about the most important subjects:
	Part 1: The Corsicans and the dead Part 2: Mazzeri (mazzere)  - Dorothy Carrington meets mazzere Part 3: Finzioni (Finzione) Part 4: Signadori The poem Arba Santa as a related subject written by the Corsican poet Ghjeseppu Maestracci and sung by Zamballarana

Lady Rose, l'insulaire WATCH ON VIMEO.

Lady Rose, l'insulaire Un film de Emmanuelle Franc / Coproduction France 3 Corse et Mareterraniu, Documentaire, 52 minutes. Une plongée dans la vie d’une aventurière du XX ème Siècle. Portrait de Lady Rose de son enfance bourgeoise en Angleterre, à la Rhodésie, et la Corse. Parcours atypique d’une femme, d’une curieuse, d’une chercheuse qui voua sa vie à une île qui n’était pas la sienne. Récit d’une histoire d’amour avec la Corse. Author of books, studies, conferences and communications for congresses, Dorothy Carrrington was awarded many times. WATCH ON VIMEO

• 1971: Granite Island, a Portrait of Corsica; French Edition: La Corse 1980: Heineman Award;
• 1986: Title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres;
• 1991: Doctor honoris causa of the Université de Corse;
• 1993: Napoleon and His Parents: award of the Napoleonic Society of America, because of her contribution to the erudition of Napoleon;
• 1994: En Corse avec Francis Rose (a tribute to her husband, the painter Francis Rose);
• 1994: Special Award from the jury of the Region Corse for her complete works about Corsica;
• 1995: Title of MBE, Member of the British Empire, conferred by Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II;
• 1995: The Dream-Hunters of Corsica; French Edition: Mazzeri, Finzioni, Signadori 2000.
• 2001: A Portrait of Charles Bonaparte

Quotation on the base: "...that Corsica would be my lot", Granite Island

Photo taken by Mrs. Suzanne Girolami on the day of the inauguration of the Memorial for Frederica, Lady Rose (Dorothy Carrington). Ajaccio, Cimetière Marin, the 17th of April 2007

Jean-François BERNARDINI wrote in his book UMANI: "Chère Dorothy Carrington Vous êtes un peu partie Comme si désormais vous écriviez derrière une autre porte dans un temps qui n'est plus le nôtre mais òu l'on sera toujours libres de vous imaginer."

With special thanks to Alain Piazzola

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