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Oeuvres de Marcel Schwob. Volume 2 of 2, La lampe de Psyché; Il libro della mia memoria

Chapter 2: LA LAMPE DE PSYCHÉ
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A varied assemblage of short prose pieces and theatrical mimes that blend mythic reminiscence, dreamlike imagery, and intimate sketches. The work alternates compact dramatic scenes, lyrical fragments, and reflective meditations, often evoking markets, domestic moments, and undercurrents of the uncanny. Recurring concerns include memory, desire, loss, and the border between life and the spectral, expressed in ornate, allusive language that favors atmosphere and suggestion over linear development. The result is a fragmentary, elegiac sequence of voices and tableaux that privileges mood and mythic resonance.

LA LAMPE DE PSYCHÉ

Lo, in yon brilliant window niche
How statue-like I see thee stand,
Thy agate lamp within thy hand.
Ah, Psyche, from the regions which
Are holy land!

Edgar Allan Poe

VNICAE
DILECTAE AC SVPER VITAM PRETIOSAE
MARGARITAE
SVAE
PROPTER VITAM VITAÏ CAVSAE
D. D.
MARCELLVS SVEVIVS