The Art of seduction by Robert Greene

사람의 마음을 사로잡고 그를 자기 편으로 만드는 것은 어떻게 가능한가? '유혹'이란 위험하면서도 매력적인 주제가 아닐 수 없다. 이 책은 인류 역사상 가장 강력한 유혹자들을 9가지 유형으로 나누어 분석하고, 이성이나 고객, 대중을 사로잡는 마법을 낱낱이 공개한다. 흥미진진한 내용에 속도감 있는 문체가 사람을 빨아들인다. 이 책이 곧장 당신을 매력적인 유혹자로 만들어주는 것은 아니겠지만, 당신의 삶과 대인관계에 큰 영향을 끼칠 수 있음은 분명하다. 센스있는 편집 덕분에 예쁘고 튼튼하게 만들어진 좋은 책이다. - YES24 책소개

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The Spectacular Siren

In the year 48 B.C., Ptolemy XIV of Egypt managed to depose and exile his sister and wife, Queen Cleopatra. He secured the country's borders against her return and began to ruleon his own. Later that year, Julius Caesar came to Alexandria to ensure that despite the localpower struggles, Egypt would remain loyal to Rome.

One night Caesar was meeting with his generals in the Egyptian palace, discussing strategy, when a guard entered to report that a Greek merchant was at the door bearing a large and valuable gift for the Roman leader. Caesar, in the mood for a little fun, gave the merchant permission to enter. The man came in, carrying on his shoulders a large rolled-up carpet. Heundid the rope around the bundle and with a snap of his wrists unfurled it—revealing the young Cleopatra, who had been hidden inside, and who rose up half clothed before Caesar and his guests, like Venus emerging from the waves.

Everyone was dazzled at the sight of the beautiful young queen (only twenty-one at the time) appearing before them suddenly as if in a dream. They were astounded at her daringand theatricality—smuggled into the harbor at night with only one man to protect her, risking everything on a bold move. No one was more enchanted than Caesar. According to the Roman writer Dio Cassius, "Cleopatra was in the prime of life. She had a delightfulvoice which could not fail to cast a spell over all who heard it. Such was the charm of herperson and her speech that they drew the coldest and most determined misogynist into her toils. Caesar was spellbound as soon as he set eyes on her and she opened her mouth to speak." That same evening Cleopatra became Caesar’s lover.

Caesar had had numerous mistresses before, to divert him from the rigors of hiscampaigns. But he had always disposed of them quickly to return to what really thrilled him—political intrigue, the challenges of warfare, the Roman theater. Caesar had seen women try anything to keep him under their spell. Yet nothing prepared him for Cleopatra. One night she would tell him how together they could revive the glory of Alexander the Great, and rule the world like gods. The next she would entertain him dressed as the goddess Isis, surrounded by the opulence of her court. Cleopatra initiated Caesar in the most decadent revelries, presenting herself as the incarnation of the Egyptian exotic. His life with her was a constant game, as challenging as warfare, for the moment he felt secure with her she would suddenly turn cold or angry and he would have to find a way to regain her favor.

manage to ① 관리하다 ② 운영하다 ③ 어떻게든 …하다 ④ 다루다

depose ① 면직〔해임〕하다, (권력의 자리에서) 물러나게 하다《from》; (국왕을) 폐하다

(all) on one's own ① 독립하여 ② 혼자 힘으로 ③ 자기 스스로

ensure ① …하기 위해 ② 보장하다 ③ 확보하다 ④ 확실하게 하다

power struggle ① 권력 투쟁

bear <무게를> 지탱하다, <비용을> 부담하다, <의무·책임을> 지다

undo ① 원상태로 돌리다 ② 풀다 ③ 열다 ④ 몰락시키다 ⑤ 벗다

bundle ① 끼워팔다 ② 껴입다 ③ 묶음 ④ 묶다 ⑤ 많은

unfurl ① 펴다 ② 차례로 펼치다 ③ 올리다

dazzle ① …을 감탄하게 하다 ② 눈부시다 ③ 현혹시키다

at the time ① ~무렵 ② ~즈음하여

astound ① 크게 놀라게 하다 ② 깜짝 놀라게 하다 ③ 간담을 서늘하게 하다

daring ① 대담성

theatricality ① 연극조 ② 과장된 언동

smuggle ① 밀수입하다 ② 밀수출하다 ③ 밀매하다 ④ 밀수하다

enchant ① 매혹시키다 ② 황홀하게 하다

in the prime of life ① 인생의 전성기에

delightful ① 즐거운 ② 마음에 드는 ③ 기쁜 ④ 반가운 ⑤ 달콤한

draw – drew – drawn ① 그리다 ② 긋다 ③ 끌다

determined ① 단호한 ② 결연한 ③ 굳게 결심한

misogynist ① 여자를 싫어하는 사람 ② 결혼혐오자 ③ 여성에 적개심을 가지는 사람

toil ① (보통 pl.) 사냥감을 잡는 망 ② (pl.) 구속〔속박〕하는 것〔힘〕

spellbind ① …에 마법을 걸다 ② 매료하다 ③ 호리다

mistress ① 정부 ② 연인

divert ① 전용하다 ② 딴 데로 돌리다 ③ 유용하다 ④ 우회하다

rigor ① 엄함 ② 어려움 ③ 고됨

campaign ① (일련의) 군사 행동 ② 출정, 종군. ③ 선거 운동, 유세(election ~)

dispose ① 처분하다 ② 처리하다 ③ 폐기하다

dispose of ① 처분하다 ② 처리하다 ③ 처리

intrigue ① 음모(를 꾸밈), 계략, 술책

warfare ① 전쟁 ② 전투 ③ 싸움 ④ 투쟁

opulence ① 풍부 ② 부유 ③ 현란

initiate ① 시작하다, 개시하다, 창시하다 ② 입문시키다, …에게 초보를 가르치다《in; into》; (…에게 비전·비법을)전하다, 전수하다

decadent ① 퇴폐적인 ② 퇴폐적인 사람 ③ 쇠퇴기의

revelry ① 야단법석 ② 흥청대는 술잔치 ③ 환락

incarnate ① 육체를〔육신을〕 갖게 하다 ② 구체화하다, 실현시키다 ③ 대표하다

incarnation ① 화신 ② 구체화 ③ 육체화

exotic 이국적인〔색다른〕 것〔사람〕; 외래품

the moment (that) …하는 바로 그 순간[…하자마자]

regain ① 되찾다 ② 회복하다 ③ 다시 얻다 ④ 복귀하다 ⑤ 탈환하다

favor ① 호의 ② 찬성하다 ③ 선호하다 ④ 부탁