[ilds] Amors par force vos demeine!

[Charles Sligh]

Charles Sligh wrote:
> William Apt a écrit :
>   
>>> Dearest all:
>>>  
>>> I'm having difficulty translating the lines in French at the bottom of 
>>> page 175 in the Penguin ed. of Montolive.  Assistance, anyone? Thanks!
>>>  
>>> Billy
>>>     
>>>       
>> /
>>     
>>
>>                     Amors par force vos demeine!
>>
>>                     Combien durra vostre folie?
>>
>>                     Trop avez mene ceste vie./
>>
>>  

I think that this verse comes from a known source for Durrell--/Love in 
the Western World/ (1956) by Denis de Rougemont--like Durrell, one of 
the great mythographers and mythologists of Love.

Denis de Rougement gives the verse special emphasis in his footnote, 
translating it as follows: "Love by force dominates you.  How long will 
your folly last?  Too long you have been leading this life" (40-41, n2 
in the Princeton UP edition).

Charles

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