Mr. Antiphilos, satyr: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Mr. Antiphilos, satyr is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Gourmont, Remy de (1858–1915). The listed translation credits are Howard, John (1893–?); Lozowick, Louis (1892–1973).
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"Mr. Antiphilos, satyr" by Remy de Gourmont is a philosophical epistolary novel written in the early 20th century. It follows an immortal satyr, Antiphilos, as he moves from a mythic, natural world into modern society, reflecting on desire, freedom, art, and morality while charting his loves—especially the captivating Cydalise—and his uneasy domestication among humans. The opening of Mr. Antiphilos, satyr begins with an introduction situating Gourmont as a detached, paradox-loving critic of modern conventions and a champion of art’s sovereignty, then a dedicatory letter in which the author frames the satyr as a naïve, instinctive being set against social constraint. Antiphilos’s first letters protest the press calling human criminals “satyrs,” recount his long history from Phrygia through Greece and Italy, and tell of La Fosca and the painter Allegri (who captures them in the canvas later known as “Jupiter and Antiope”). He then winters in the south of France, meets Cydalise—a performer who seeks him out—learns to read and write, and, under her guidance, dons clothes and moves into town, where blissful mornings alternate with a sense of confinement and the pull of instinct. A frightened dash from a schoolyard, first forays into cafés, and a discreet affair with a brunette named Erebus while Cydalise tours highlight the tension between nature and civilization; befriending an aging letter-writer he calls Diogenes deepens his melancholy. The section closes as he hints that Diogenes has steered him toward a new entanglement with Déidamie and “dreadful happenings” to come.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Mr. Antiphilos, satyr
- Author credits: Gourmont, Remy de (1858–1915)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Howard, John (1893–?); Lozowick, Louis (1892–1973)
Catalogue subjects
- French fiction -- Translations into English
- Satire, French -- Translations into English
- Short stories, French -- Translations into English
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