Published 2014-07-01
“…Both portraits were taken when Duse was on tour: the first by Paul Audouard in 1890s, and the second by
Arnold Genthe in 1923. Aiming to make immortal his beloved woman, the Poet had created an extraordinary game of mirrors in which, between reflections and doublings, is ideally linked to the novel The Flame of Life – with a particular emphasis on the departure of Foscarina (alter ego of Eleonora) for a tour in America and her separation from Stelio Effrena (alter ego
of d’Annunzio). …”
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