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estellacat

The Legacy of History (III)

Feb 02, 2008 17:01

*sigh*

The Sphinx

Like monsters of Antiquity, Robespierre was the thus constructed as a composite, mythical beast. For Nodier, he was a predator, a hyena with the tawny eyes of a bird of prey; for Taine, a rabid tiger; but for all, indeed (and Michelet would use the word freely) a sphinx. A feline body with a human face, Robespierre was ( Read more... )

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maelicia February 3 2008, 03:11:12 UTC

And by the way, icon!Maxime would like to point out that he is not a sphinx. Or a siren. Or anything at all that is a mythical creature and/or female
ROTFLMAO.

Beyond the stupidity of what is said: what a beautiful article. The part on the feminization: wow. I need to re-use that reference someday. Was it originally in French? What year? I NEED TO WRITE SOMETHING ON THAT OMG. But I have two big researches with big bibliography work to prepare this session, so I can't. ;O;!!!

estellacat February 3 2008, 08:03:27 UTC

XD He's also rather confused as to why anyone would think that.

I know, isn't it? The feminization is right on, definitely; and one could say much the same about Saint-Just's posthumous image. Strangely enough, given the author's name, it was originally in English--and it was published in 1997. If you get the chance, I would recommend the book generally (which, given the fact that it was originally published in English, makes it a very rare find indeed).

josiana February 3 2008, 03:15:04 UTC

Oh, Maxime. Stop being so mythological. D:

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maelicia February 3 2008, 05:01:15 UTC

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL HORRIBLE. OMSB. XDDDD

josiana February 3 2008, 05:02:56 UTC

At least he isn't a sphinx. :D;;;

maelicia February 3 2008, 05:07:25 UTC

He would still have horrible boobs as a sphinx. They're so creepy. D:!!!!

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trf_chan February 3 2008, 05:10:24 UTC

Now, that description of Maxime "moaning" during his speeches is just silliness and we all know it. Saint-Just would obviously draw the line at giving him a blow job while he was speaking of Very Serious Issues in front of large numbers of people. Duh, Taine. :O

Still very interesting. Thanks, as always, for posting! =D I actually just ordered Mourning Glory today. XD

maelicia February 3 2008, 05:13:57 UTC

Saint-Just would obviously draw the line at giving him a blow job while he was speaking of Very Serious Issues in front of large numbers of people.
...XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Are you sure?

estellacat February 3 2008, 08:07:55 UTC

Thank you for that very interesting image. XDDD It would have been awkward if Saint-Just were doing that, I should think.

I'm glad you like it--I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the rest of the book. And this particular chapter gets even more, um, interesting, if you want to call it that. Unfortunately, this is the last section that focuses exclusively on Maxime's appearance though.