Mirèio

To Lamartine

The poem is dedicated to her, representing the poet's heart and soul.

Mirèio

The titular character, a farm girl of beauty and virtue, central to the poem's narrative.

Canto I: Lotus Farm

The fair maiden of Lotus Farm, nearly fifteen, with dimpled face and limpid eyes. She serves supper and converses with Vincen.

Canto II: The Leaf-Picking

Gathers mulberry leaves; confesses her love to Vincen despite social differences.

Canto III: The Cocooning

The young daughter of Ramoun and Jano Mario, teased about her encounter with Vincen.

Canto IV: The Suitors

The maiden courted by three suitors; she rejects each one, affirming her love for Vincen.

Canto V: The Battle

Referenced as the object of both Vincen's and Ourrias's desire, and the cause of their conflict.

Canto VI: The Witch

Tends to Vincen's wound, accompanies him to the cavern, and follows Taven through supernatural trials.

Canto VII: The Old Men

Declares her love for Vincen before God and her family, defying her parents.

Canto VIII: La Crau

Lies weeping in her bed, recalls Vincen's advice about the Saints, dresses and flees the farm at night.

Canto IX: The Muster

Reported by Antéume as having fled at dawn toward the holy Maries, wan and afflicted.

Canto X: Camargue

Crosses the Rhône, suffers heatstroke, prays to the Maries, and receives a vision.

Canto XI: The Saints

The visionary who hears the Maries' story; her feverish state frames the entire canto.

Canto XII: Death

Dies at the shrine after a vision of the Three Maries; her body is laid on the tiles overlooking the sea.