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... attraction of either a man or a woman to Adonis ' compelling beauty , however extravagantly Venus may express her desire : Here come and sit , where never serpent hisses , And being set , I'll smother thee with kisses ... ( 11. 17-18 ) ...
... attraction of either a man or a woman to Adonis ' compelling beauty , however extravagantly Venus may express her desire : Here come and sit , where never serpent hisses , And being set , I'll smother thee with kisses ... ( 11. 17-18 ) ...
Page 66
... attraction for the men in the theater audience . 52 The use of male actors to play female roles is not , of course , an innovation of Elizabethan England . All the female roles in ancient Greek drama were played by men . Spain , on the ...
... attraction for the men in the theater audience . 52 The use of male actors to play female roles is not , of course , an innovation of Elizabethan England . All the female roles in ancient Greek drama were played by men . Spain , on the ...
Page 135
... attraction , and his friendship for Wolmar can never be isolated from a feeling of guilt since the older man has given him access to his wife , the woman Saint - Preux loves . Saint - Preux seems finally able to form a strong , yet ...
... attraction , and his friendship for Wolmar can never be isolated from a feeling of guilt since the older man has given him access to his wife , the woman Saint - Preux loves . Saint - Preux seems finally able to form a strong , yet ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ritual and Roleplaying in the World of the Hero | 11 |
Erotic Love and Egoism in the Age of Enlightenment | 117 |
Copyright | |
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