RHETOR 103B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Wilhelm Jensen, Horse-Fly, Housefly
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Woman possessed something rare in antique sculpture (4) Bestowed the name of gradiva, the girl who was walking (5) After the god of war mars gradivus. Doctor guessed that she was greek (8) Obsessed with her manner of walking (9-11) Dreamt he was in pompeii and saw vesuvius erupt (11) Made aware that gradiva did not save herself, were to perish in the general destruction. After waking, he realized that he did not notice in the dream whether gradiva walked as the sculpture represented (15) Weird because that was the basis of his scientific interest. Went out to the street and received weird stares > clothing not suited for public appearance (16-17) At birth, hedged in with education predestination (18) Inner feeling that there was something lacking to him, and something from his throat his desire for the unknown (20) Observes human beings - why do women choose men? (22) Doze off and return to dream (26-27)
