Mirèio · Character
Magdalene
Mary Magdalene, a saint invoked in the poem.
minor
Also known as O Magdalene, Ste. Magdalene
First appearance: canto x camargue
Magdalene shows up with force in Canto XI: The Saints. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Weeps behind Martha and Lazarus on the boat; her tears later feed a river in Marseilles.
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In Canto XI: The Saints: Weeps behind Martha and Lazarus on the boat; her tears later feed a river in Marseilles. Later, in Endnotes: Mary…
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- Closing
Mirèio’s flight across the Camargue under the “pouring fire of the June sky” marks the emotional and psycholog…
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