tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post3690678824238092282..comments2024-01-06T16:11:53.383+00:00Comments on Eroticism in Art and Literature: Bridal MysticismBeatrice Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492224274542764248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-75660956240509830712018-02-23T00:33:11.488+00:002018-02-23T00:33:11.488+00:00There's certainly a lot to learn about this su...There's certainly a lot to learn about this subject.<br /><br />I like all of the points you made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-9085064358110308422008-10-15T07:10:00.000+01:002008-10-15T07:10:00.000+01:00Fascinating. This little discussion also reminded...Fascinating. This little discussion also reminded me of the tradition of Courtly Love and the writings of Marie de France.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-12616403233725790702008-08-27T23:02:00.000+01:002008-08-27T23:02:00.000+01:00So you're in Switzerland Wordcrafter? If by any ch...So you're in Switzerland Wordcrafter? If by any chance you pass through Amsterdam on your way back to the UK, please let me know. I have Potocki, and started reading it a long time ago, but never got very far. So I'll try again. Many people have told me I should read it, so perhaps it's time to get serious about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-54422619393086111532008-08-16T22:58:00.000+01:002008-08-16T22:58:00.000+01:00Hi Wordcrafter,Happy to wake you up anytime :) You...Hi Wordcrafter,<BR/>Happy to wake you up anytime :) You're doing the same for me. You can find the Bruno Heroic Frenzies online on http://www.esotericarchives.com/bruno/furori.htm<BR/>Be prepared! I myself couldn't make head or tail of it until I had read a commentary first, to get the general idea. But once you get what he's up to, it's pure genius.<BR/>Twilight Traveler<BR/>PS. A personal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-32398931563144410112008-08-09T22:42:00.000+01:002008-08-09T22:42:00.000+01:00Thank you TT, replied more fully on your page.Thank you TT, replied more fully on your page.Beatrice Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492224274542764248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-58255615243788050782008-08-09T22:19:00.000+01:002008-08-09T22:19:00.000+01:00Hi Wordcrafter. I see your point, but can't help b...Hi Wordcrafter. I see your point, but can't help being a bit sorry about poor Kierkegaard, who (if I remember well) renounced marrying the woman he loved basically for the reason you point out. <BR/>You're very very right about the paradox though. In that regard, I think you'll be interested in reading The Heroic Frenzies by Giordano Bruno, one of the greatest masterpieces of mystical eroticism Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-29147542572434886332008-07-19T09:25:00.000+01:002008-07-19T09:25:00.000+01:00Hello TT, this is not a proper reply, -which I lea...Hello TT, this is not a proper reply, -which I leave for another time, but only the first thought that comes to mind on reading your comment, it is Kiergaard: "If I were to wish for anything ..........etc.. but for the passionate sense of potential -- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never" Kierkegaard says. <BR/>The paradox here is Beatrice Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492224274542764248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-25265736107316979622008-07-18T19:15:00.000+01:002008-07-18T19:15:00.000+01:00Wonderful entry. And here's a question. What I'm w...Wonderful entry. And here's a question. What I'm wondering about is what you think of the implication for the relation between eros and masochism. What you describe is also found in the medieval courtly ideal: there you have the male in a voluntarily submissive role, and the woman idealized as an unattainable being of more than earthly perfection who can be contemplated and adored, but never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514058884133838682.post-55140220086779911592008-07-08T23:00:00.000+01:002008-07-08T23:00:00.000+01:00Hi B - this is a great little article. I was not f...Hi B - this is a great little article. I was not familiar with the phrase 'bridal mysticism' but now am enlightened. Also, I agree - how could I not? - with the obvious differential between sex and Eros. Eros keeps love alive, sex can actually be the antithesis of love, assuming by 'love' we don';t simply mean sex itself. It's interesting the link between religious fervour and Eros. It can be Antonionionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589032635642130655noreply@blogger.com