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Wilkes argues that Lilith, the major symbol of "The Forest of the Night", represents the lost paradise which man yearns to recover. Man seeks in his human mate the elements of love/beauty that are contained in Lilith, but, mysteriously, these elements remain hidden in the darkness, forever signalling their existence.
(p. 138-149)
Duncan Blakei"The warm air seethed with birds, a grapevine hung",Nancy Keesing,
single work poetry
(p. 149)