Omphale

“Omphale” by Théophile Gautier

A man dreams that a beautiful woman in a tapestry comes to life. When he wakes, he notices that the tapestry threads around her feet are frayed. So was it a dream?

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(English) Gautier, Théophile. “Omphale.” One of Cleopatra’s Nights. Trans. Lafcadio Hearn. Wildside Press, 1999.

(French) Gautier, Théophile. “Omphale.” Récits fantastiques. [Fantastic Tales]. Paris: Flammarion, 1981.