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... Alexis will be motivated by her admiration for a heroic , and therefore masculine , strength and will . A perfectly credible Alexis will be the supreme affirmation of Céladon's masculine will - anticipating the ultimate existential ...
... Alexis will be motivated by her admiration for a heroic , and therefore masculine , strength and will . A perfectly credible Alexis will be the supreme affirmation of Céladon's masculine will - anticipating the ultimate existential ...
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... Alexis is not just any woman , but is a druid priest- ess , a virgin . A final complication is created when Astrée insists on playing the role of servant to Alexis , whom she addresses as her " mistress ” —a curious adaptation of the ...
... Alexis is not just any woman , but is a druid priest- ess , a virgin . A final complication is created when Astrée insists on playing the role of servant to Alexis , whom she addresses as her " mistress ” —a curious adaptation of the ...
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... Alexis a kiss which lasts longer than any she had ever given before . To think of Alexis as the living portrait of Céladon gives Astrée a way to suppress the physical realities of both the wo- man and the man , eliminating whatever ...
... Alexis a kiss which lasts longer than any she had ever given before . To think of Alexis as the living portrait of Céladon gives Astrée a way to suppress the physical realities of both the wo- man and the man , eliminating whatever ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ritual and Roleplaying in the World of the Hero | 11 |
Erotic Love and Egoism in the Age of Enlightenment | 117 |
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