“Against a set of desolate scenery, amid spectral crags and livid mountains of ash, beneath the funereal daylight of slopes illuminated in blue, she personified the spirit of the witches' sabbat. Morbid and voluptuous, sometimes with extenuated grace and infinite lassitude, she seemed to carry the burden of a criminal beauty, a beauty charged with all the sins cf the multitude. She fell again and again upon her pliant legs, and as she outlined the symbolic gestures of her two beautiful dead arms she seemed to be towing them behind her. Then, the vertigo of the abyss took hold of her again, and like one possessed she stood on point, holding herself fully erect from top to toe, like a spike of flesh and shadows. Her arms, weighed down just a few moments earlier, became menacing, demoniac, and audacious. Twisting like a screw, she whirled around, like a winnowing-machine - no, like a great lily stirred by a storm-wind. Clownish and macabre, a nacreous gleam showed between her lips... oh, that cruel and sardonic smile, and the two deep pools of her terrible eyes! Ize Kranile!”
Quote by Jean Lorrain
Book:Monsieur de Phocas
Work
Monsieur de Phocas
Monsieur de Phocas is a fictional character at the center of a narrative that intertwines elements of mystery and intrigue. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a tumultuous period, with the protagonist navigating complex social and political landscapes. more
Author
Jean Lorrain
Jean Lorrain, a French poet, is renowned for his unique style and profound emotional expression. His works often delve into themes of love, death, and art, and he is considered one of the representatives of Symbolist literature. more
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