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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
A meaningful or amorous glance. Desmahis includes Thévenin’s œillades among the attractions that make him desire her. The English “sidelong looks” emphasises embodied expression and performance; the term does not by itself prove that a particular look authorises any subsequent sexual action.
Places to read
- Chapter X, paragraph 64Frenchses œillades: Her sidelong looks. One item in Desmahis’s account of Thévenin’s charm.