LA CYTHÈRE DE NERVAL, UN CARREFOUR D´ÎLES

Authors

  • Carlota Vicens Pujol
Keywords: Nerval, citerea, siglo XIX, Watteau

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to approach the Citherean myth in Sylvie (1853) of Gérard de Nerval. Conceived as a space for happiness and love, locus amoenus of classic tradition, it is, at the same time, a place to return and to run away, also a quest for the different levels of time past. Besides, we glimpse a junction of other islands that finally provides a better understanding of Nerval’s island deepest sense: it’s the Citherea of Watteau, its sweet pilgrimage through the lake waters and its mask plays; as well, it’s Crete and the labyrinth constant threat; it’s the Elysée of Clarens too, where purest love tilts under the weight of failure and regrets; at last, it’s Citherea-Baudelaire’s death space dominated by the images of fright.

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Author Biography

Carlota Vicens Pujol

Universitat de les illes Balears
How to Cite
Vicens Pujol, C. (2007). LA CYTHÈRE DE NERVAL, UN CARREFOUR D´ÎLES. Anales de Filología Francesa, 15, 311–320. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesff/article/view/21091