The Body (short story)
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"The Body" is a short story by Camillo Boito
. It is a psychological study of two obsessive men, an artist
and an anatomist who lust after the beauty of Charlotte, the former's mistress. Eventually, their self-destructive obsession borders on necrophilia
.
Although nowhere near as famous as Boito's other story, "Senso", "The Body" is considered to be one of the author's best works and has recently been adapted into an opera by the Greek composer Kharálampos Goyós.
Camillo Boito
Camillo Boito was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.-Biography:...
. It is a psychological study of two obsessive men, an artist
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and an anatomist who lust after the beauty of Charlotte, the former's mistress. Eventually, their self-destructive obsession borders on necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
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Although nowhere near as famous as Boito's other story, "Senso", "The Body" is considered to be one of the author's best works and has recently been adapted into an opera by the Greek composer Kharálampos Goyós.