Word: narcissuses
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...Anatomy. When it comes to a seduction scenario, few contemporary eroticists could match the subtlety of an anonymous 17th-century poet in reciting a pastoral love-in between a fair lad and a group of fair ladies (all of whom become pregnant). Even the title of the poem, Narcissus, Come Kiss Us! (And Love Us Beside), would assure a rock recording of the lyrics a top ten rating in Billboard...
...Daumier cartoons have a lighter touch: a skinny, knobby-nosed "Narcissus" stares at a fat face in the water; but they also are slightly too perverse to seem funny. Delacroix, standing at the other end of the title of the exhibition, asserts a more serious tone and representational image. His etching of a lion devouring a horse is memorable for the energy of the lines and the laser stare of the lion...
...steadily risen to the status of a literary cult figure. College students rank him in the pantheon of literary gurus with Dostoevsky, Tolkien and Golding. In hippie hovels, those of his novels already available in English-Steppenwolf, Magister Ludi, Siddhartha, Demian, The Journey to the East, and Narcissus and Goldmund-are family bibles. Another early Hesse novel, Beneath the Wheel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; $4.95), has now appeared in English. It will undoubtedly attract his youthful admirers too, although it is less likely to arouse their admiration, since it is too labored and predictable...
...Brodie, has shown her skill before (Reconstructionist Thaddeus Stevens, Mormon Joseph Smith). She intrepidly explores the intrepid explorer, and in Burton the mystery is darker than any continent. He is a hard chap to map. His source may lie in the Peaks of Paranoia or the Pools of Narcissus. It is anybody's guess...
...John Updike might be called a veteran young writer. His talent has been recognized and treasured since he was old enough to vote. He is no longer transfixed by the pool of childhood memories, but has become interested in the faces looking over the shoulder of Narcissus. There he should find a novelist's theme to match his virtuosity...