I Muvrini and Corsica

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 Yvonne 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

Author of books, studies, conferences and communications for congresses, Dorothy Carrrington was awarded many times

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

With special thanks to Alain Piazzola

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."

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