Psyche, or the Trials of the Soul
Have you ever had the chance to observe a butterfly hatching from its chrysalis? It is something truly magical. A year ago, I was in the Insectarium of Chicago’s Botanical Garden, and just stood in front of a glass panel behind which a few butterflies ready to hatch were put on display. It was in the middle of winter, with freezing cold temperatures outside, and like the butterflies, the few people inside the Insectarium were kept in a damp cocoon of warmth. It was easy and ecstatic to...
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Avez-vous jamais eu la chance d’observer un papillon en train d‘éclore de sa chrysalide? C’est un moment de pure magie. À peu près un an de cela, j‘étais dans l’Insectarium du Jardin Botanique de Chicago, et je me souviens être resté en face d’un panneau de verre derrière lequel quelques papillons en train d‘éclore étaient déposés pour être vus. C‘était en plein cœur de l’hiver, les températures extérieures glaciales, et, comme les papillons, les quelques...
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Letter from Rashine, or an innerlog turned into a longer text… Greetings my dear, As you are aware, the one known as Marguerite Yourcenar once said that she was inspired to write her brilliant work1 when she was reading a quote2. It was said that, as there was no longer the Gods of the Ancient Times, and as the era of Christ was yet to come, there was a unique moment, where man alone was. The feelings you have been experiencing now for a continued time framework are not, for that matter,...
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Lettre de Rashine, ou un internalogue devenu un plus long texte… Salutations très cher[s], Comme vous le savez, celle connu sous le nom de Marguerite Yourcenar a dit un jour qu’elle avait été inspirée d‘écrire son œuvre remarquable6 après avoir lu une citation7. Elle disait que, comme n’existaient plus les Dieux des Temps Antiques, et que l‘ère du Christ était encore à venir, il y avait eu un moment unique, où seul l’homme était. Les sentiments que vous avez éprouvés...
Read MoreIl dolce suono
Il dolce suono Mi colpì di sua voce ! With these words4, following the flute introduction, begins the arioso of the madness scene of Lucia di Lammermoor. In Donizetti’s opera, adapted from Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor located in Scotland, Lucy Ashton is in love with Edgard Ravenswood, in spite of the conflicts opposing their families for generations. Forcedly married to another man by her family, she murders him during the wedding ceremonies, then goes mad. She imagines...
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Il dolce suono Mi colpì di sua voce ! Sur ces mots1, suivant l’introduction flûtée, commence l’arioso de la scène de la folie de Lucia di Lammermoor (ou Lucie de Lammermoor dans sa version française). Dans cet opéra de Donizetti, adapté d’un roman de Walter Scott situé en Écosse (La Fiancée de Lammermoor2), Lucy Ashton est amoureuse d’Edgard Ravenswood, malgré le différend qui oppose leurs familles depuis des générations. Contrainte d‘épouser un autre homme par sa...
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