Aug 18– From The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (1723) translated by John Addington Symonds
Summary: Cellini forces his lover? to marry his enemy (they're having an affair), then makes her model for him in the nude in uncomfortable positions. Then he has sex with her and beats her.
Commentary: Cellini is at his best when he's at his worst. If someone wrote this story today, we'd dismiss them as some kind of loser edgelord who needs a ton of therapy. But, as "fine literature" and an autobiography, it goes so far beyond the pale that it's hilarious.
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