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Catttt Posted 4 years ago
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Even to inventing

Does "even to inventing new desires" in the sentence below mean "and even capable of inventing new desires"?


Contex:

Overwhelmed with nostalgia, impossible longing and fear of death, Bellmer felt the need ‘to construct an artificial girl with anatomical possibilities…capable of recreating the heights of passion even to inventing new desires’.

  

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catttt Does "even to inventing new desires" in the sentence below mean "and even capable of inventing new desires"? Contex: Overwhelmed with nostalgia, impossible longing and fear of death, Bellmer felt the need ‘to construct an artificial girl with anatomical possibilities…capable of recreating the heights of passion even to inventing new desires ’. I'm not happy with the English there.

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  • catttt Does "even to inventing new desires" in the sentence below mean "and even capable of inventing new desires"?
  • Contex: Overwhelmed with nostalgia, impossible longing and fear of death, Bellmer felt the need ‘to construct an artificial girl with anatomical possibilities…capable of recreating the heights of passion even to inventing new desires ’.
  • I'm not happy with the English there.
  • On first reading, "even to" refers to "recreating", and you can't re-create new anything.
  • Also, the ellipsis leaves the grammar in doubt.
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catttt

Does "even to inventing new desires" in the sentence below mean "and even capable of inventing new desires"?


Contex:

Overwhelmed with nostalgia, impossible longing and fear of death, Bellmer felt the need ‘to construct an artificial girl with anatomical possibilities…capable of recreating the heights of passion

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