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Aphrodite is a French-language novel by Pierre Lou#65533;s.Set in Alexandria, the novel tells the story of Chrysis, a courtesan, and the sculptor D#65533;m#65533;trios. A Galilaean with long golden hair (source of her Greek nickname), Chrysis is proud of her beauty and her skill at winning the devotion and servility of men. D#65533;m#65533;trios, for his part, is worshipped by the women of the town, but has grown tired of their devotion. He has come to prefer his statue of the goddess Aphrodite even to his lover, Queen B#65533;r#65533;nice, who posed for it. Chrysis is the only woman who does not care for him; piqued into desire by her resistance, D#65533;m#65533;trios is spurred to commit theft and murder for her, to win the three objects she demands in return for her charms: a rival courtesan's silver mirror, the ivory comb of an Egyptian priestess, and the pearl necklace that adorns the cult image in the temple of Aphrodite. After carrying out these errands, D#65533;m#65533;trios dreams of the night of love that Chrysis has offered him; and while she falls in love with the man who was moved to crime for her, D#65533;m#65533;trios rejects the real Chrysis, sufficed by his dream. She presses her desire, so he makes her swear, as he had, to do his bidding, before revealing what it is: to wear the stolen items in public. She does so, appearing on the Lighthouse of Alexandria in the role of Aphrodite, nude and with the items worn as the attributes of the goddess. Imprisoned and condemned, Chrysis drinks hemlock in the indifferent presence of D#65533;m#65533;trios. He then uses her nude body as a model, posing it in the violent attitude in which he had seen her in his dream, to create the statue of Immortal Life.… (más)
Pierre Louys Escritor francés cuyo verdadero nombre era Louis, que transformó en Louys por excentricidad. Se educó en París donde trabó amistad con André Gide y Paul Valéry. Empezó muy pronto a componer versos y en 1891 se reveló como poeta de tendencias parnasianas. Su obra, empero, aparecía rodeada de un sensualismo que hasta su visión de Grecia, a la que siempre consideró un mundo perfecto, queda reducida a un lugar ideal de amores libres, alegrías fáciles y delicados placeres. Tradujo la poesía de los autores griegos y fue, a su vez, poeta de forma pura. Su gusto de esteta decadente resultaba adecuado al ambiente del simbolismo tardío. Sus obras más notables son Las canciones de Bilitis (musicalizada luego por Debussy) y las novelas Afrodita y La mujer y el pelele, esta última protagonizada en su versión cinematográfica por Marlene Dietrich.
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Couchée sur la poitrine, les coudes en avant, les jambes écartées et la joue dans la main, elle piquait de petits trous symétriques dans un oreiller de lin vert, avec une longue épingle d'or.
Lying upon her bosom, her elbows forward, her feet apart and her cheek resting in her hand, she pierced little symmetrical holes in the pillow of green linen with a long golden pin.
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This kiss will never finish.
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Aphrodite is a French-language novel by Pierre Lou#65533;s.Set in Alexandria, the novel tells the story of Chrysis, a courtesan, and the sculptor D#65533;m#65533;trios. A Galilaean with long golden hair (source of her Greek nickname), Chrysis is proud of her beauty and her skill at winning the devotion and servility of men. D#65533;m#65533;trios, for his part, is worshipped by the women of the town, but has grown tired of their devotion. He has come to prefer his statue of the goddess Aphrodite even to his lover, Queen B#65533;r#65533;nice, who posed for it. Chrysis is the only woman who does not care for him; piqued into desire by her resistance, D#65533;m#65533;trios is spurred to commit theft and murder for her, to win the three objects she demands in return for her charms: a rival courtesan's silver mirror, the ivory comb of an Egyptian priestess, and the pearl necklace that adorns the cult image in the temple of Aphrodite. After carrying out these errands, D#65533;m#65533;trios dreams of the night of love that Chrysis has offered him; and while she falls in love with the man who was moved to crime for her, D#65533;m#65533;trios rejects the real Chrysis, sufficed by his dream. She presses her desire, so he makes her swear, as he had, to do his bidding, before revealing what it is: to wear the stolen items in public. She does so, appearing on the Lighthouse of Alexandria in the role of Aphrodite, nude and with the items worn as the attributes of the goddess. Imprisoned and condemned, Chrysis drinks hemlock in the indifferent presence of D#65533;m#65533;trios. He then uses her nude body as a model, posing it in the violent attitude in which he had seen her in his dream, to create the statue of Immortal Life.
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