A Woman Appeared to Me
Renée Vivien
published: 1904 (revised 1905)
Roman à clef. The content changed heavily between the two editions, as a result of the short reconciliation between Renée and Natalie which occurred in 1905, when Renée's relationship with Hélène also became unstable. Natalie as "Valley/Lorely" (differed between editions), Hélène de Zuylen and Eva Palmer partly inspired "Eva", Lucie Delarue-Mardrus appears in both editions, the first as the wife of Petrus the orientalist (based on her husband J.C.), the second as yet another scored lover of Lorely (Natalie)'s.
Citations
Catherine Boyd, La 'Femme nouvelle' de Renée Vivien: une étude thématique de La dame à la louve
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