Re: Infant Kiss

[ed@wente.llnl.gov (Ed Suranyi)]

>In <3jd322$oqn@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>, celemon@email.unc.edu (Angela Reid) writes:
>I've been researching Victorian sexuality lately for a class, and I have 
>been wondering about this song.  Does anybody know Kate's story behind 
>it?  I'm struck by a thematic similarity to Henry James' "Turn of the 
>Screw," where the governess has a very erotically charged relationship 
>with her young male ward (even comparing their feelings to those of 
>newlyweds in the final scene).  Knowing Kate's proclivity for writing 
>songs related to books, I wondered if there was any connection.

It IS based on "The Turn of the Screw", at least indirectly.  The
song was directly inspired by the movie "The Innocents", starring
Deborah Kerr.  The movie in turn was based on James' story.

Ed Suranyi
ed.suranyi@etak.com