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100 1 _aCouperus, Louis,
_d1863-1923
245 1 0 _aDionyzos
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-03-31
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Dionyzos" by Louis Couperus is a poetic novel written in the late 19th century. The work intricately weaves themes of mythology, nature, and existential pursuits focused on the character of Dionyzos, who embodies the essence of joy, indulgence, and the duality of divine and human experience. Through Dionyzos and his interactions with nymphs and other mythological figures, the novel explores the human desire for pleasure and the underlying significance of life's fleeting moments. At the start of the narrative, we encounter Dionyzos, the god of wine and revelry, awakening from a slumber surrounded by blooming nature and nymphs. He experiences a blend of dreams and aspirations, longing for worldly conquests, and curious about his divine purpose. As he interacts with his companions—both animalistic satyrs and ethereal nymphs—he grapples with the contrasts between his divine calling and the joys found in simple pleasures. The opening sets a vibrant and atmospheric stage, capturing the reader’s imagination with rich descriptions of nature and introducing the complexities of joy intertwined with ambition as Dionyzos embarks on his journey toward an undefined destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNetherlands: L. J. Veen, 1904
653 _aMythology, Classical -- Fiction
653 _aDionysus (Greek deity) -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/dionyzos00coup/page/n6
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67746
999 _c108568
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