ABSTRACT
A German novelist, Wilhelm Jensen, becomes fascinated by the figure of a young woman depicted in a copy he has purchased of an antique sculpture. Around this image, he weaves a fantasy, a tale to give body to his dreams. His story concerns a German archaeologist, Norbert Hanold, who becomes fascinated by the figure of a young woman depicted in a copy he has purchased of an antique sculpture. Around this image the archaeologist weaves a fantasy, which becomes the context for his dreams….
