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原始链接: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43934411

A Hacker News thread discusses "The Ecstatic Swoon," an article from aeon.co. One commenter, bsenftner, criticizes art that uses unrelated metaphors to explain how the mind works. Xmd5a replies, calling that an oxymoron and posts a French poem/song lyrics referencing overwhelming beauty and sensory overload experienced in Florence, Italy. The lyrics describe feeling dazzled, senses heightened, and a head spinning from the beauty encountered, ultimately concluding with a plea not to be helped if they faint. Xmd5a draws a direct parallel between the lyrics and the article's descriptions of being overwhelmed in Florence, specifically mentioning the absence of a guide and the intense sensory experience. They also linked a YouTube video.

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    The Ecstatic Swoon (aeon.co)
    8 points by prismatic 1 day ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments










    The endless manipulation of art as a vehicle to tell people how their mind works through completely unrelated metaphors.


    >completely unrelated metaphors

    An oxymoron.

        De toute façon                                         Anyway
        Les guides c'est encombrant                            Guidebooks are cumbersome
        Les romans trop longs                                  Novels are too long
        J'prends la fuite                                      I make a run for it
        Je ne suivrais pas le sens                             I won’t follow the direction
        De la visite                                           Of the tour
        [...]
        
        À chaque tour de rue je suis éblouie                   At every street corner, I’m dazzled
        J'ai pris le train de nuit je n'ai pas beaucoup dormi  I took the night train, didn’t sleep much
        Les sens en éveil                                      My senses are heightened
        Mes sens se réveillent                                 My senses awaken
        Accélèrent et s'amplifient                             They speed up and intensify
        [...]
        
        Et j'ai la tête qui tourne                             And my head is spinning
        La beauté m'entoure                                    Beauty surrounds me
        Puis soudain elle m’envahit                            Then suddenly it overwhelms me
        Florence en Italie                                     Florence, Italy
        Et j'ai la tête qui tourne                             And my head is spinning
        La beauté m'entoure                                    Beauty surrounds me
        Ne m'aidez pas si je m’évanouis                        Don’t help me if I faint
        Florence en Italie                                     Florence in Italy
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BIpHulB1X8

    Edit: the parallels abound. From the article:

        And I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground.
        Without a local guide or a moment’s hesitation, Beyle made his way to the Basilica di Santa Croce.
        My soul, affected by the very notion of being in Florence






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