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... equality between lovers . The pleasure of love is termed delit , an ambiguous word but one which stresses the joys that transcend bodily pleasures . As an ideal these philosophies therefore imply animistic equality and a communion of ...
... equality between lovers . The pleasure of love is termed delit , an ambiguous word but one which stresses the joys that transcend bodily pleasures . As an ideal these philosophies therefore imply animistic equality and a communion of ...
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... equality . Both indicate that feminine and mascu- line roles must be adjusted in order to achieve this equality . Erec and Yvain , and Enide and Laudine , must transcend , in dif- ferent ways , stereotypic and alienating masculine and ...
... equality . Both indicate that feminine and mascu- line roles must be adjusted in order to achieve this equality . Erec and Yvain , and Enide and Laudine , must transcend , in dif- ferent ways , stereotypic and alienating masculine and ...
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... equality . Merteuil , he maintains , is far more vicious than he ; if his self - esteem depended on know- ing that his own capacity for vice was greater than hers , there would be no satisfaction for his vanity . Merteuil , of course ...
... equality . Merteuil , he maintains , is far more vicious than he ; if his self - esteem depended on know- ing that his own capacity for vice was greater than hers , there would be no satisfaction for his vanity . Merteuil , of course ...
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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