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Saint-John , real name Alexis Saint- Léger. 1887--1975, French poet, born in Guadeloupe. His works include Anabase (1922) and Chronique (1960). Nobel prize for literature 1960


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Tasso, 1996, 47-48: "Chi con esso voi giocasse, graziosa signora, potrebbe ragionevolmente por la vittoria nel perdere e a bell'arte lasciarsi vincere, come fanno alcuni cortesi, i quali, giuocando con le dame, si lasciano vincere a bello studio.
Quos Deus vult perdere prius dement at (whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad).
Her Lascilo Perdere (2005) contains a notorious duet, set to a Vivaldi motet, in which a woman clasps a man's tongue between her teeth and sustains that grip through a lengthy, demanding sequence of steps, turns, and lifts.
 
 
 
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