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1 hour ago · Abstract. Twentieth century novels present sexuality as a source of mystifying pleasure often challenging the conventions of heterosexual relationships by presenting a plot with elderly men captivated by much younger women. Alternatively, we should read those controversial texts as a Neo-Platonic exercise wherein Beauty itself recalls virtue ...
1 hour ago · Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a historical figure before being a fictional character. A real writer and duelist who lived at the time of Richelieu and Mazarin, the two famous Cardinals that guided France when the kings, respectively Louis XIII and Louis XIV, were either too weak or too young to rule. 2 As it happens in these cases, the Cyrano of the play is, and is not, the Cyrano of ...
