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Article: The Pervert's guide to Geoff Ryman: desire, subjectivity and identity in Lust and Was.
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- June 22, 2008
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Lust (n): I. Pleasure, delight .... Liking, friendly inclination to a person. Obs. 2. Desire, appetite, relish or inclination for something .... Obs .... 3. spec, in Biblical and Theological use: Sensuous appetite or desire, considered as sinful or leading to sin. ... 4. Sexual appetite or desire. Chiefly and now exclusively implying intense moral reprobation: Libidinous desire, degrading animal passion. (The chief current use.). ... 5. In mod. rhetorical use...: Lawless and passionate desire of or for some object. In poetry sometimes without implied reprobation: Overmastering desire (esp. of battle). ... 6. Vigour, lustiness; fertility (of soil). Obs.
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... ... Center Repertory Company's "Desire," which opened Tuesday in ... politely within the lines. "Desire" needs some directorial goosing ... given his props for keeping "Desire" in the two- hour range ... important lessons: hobble your lust and bear your loneliness alone ...
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