"From the Cupola"

Item

Merrill, James. 1965. “‘From the Cupola’”. Series_IV_Manuscripts, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38515

Title
"From the Cupola"
Description
This typescript draft page (one among 265 draft pages) centers on James Merrill comforting Psyche (and himself) over her (and his) realization of the limitations of love and self-knowledge. "From the Cupola" was published in Nights and Days. See also February 18, 1965 note to Irma Brandeis.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 131, Folder 3205
Date
Circa 1965
Relation
Series_IV_Manuscripts
Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece
James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 368-73
Format
1 leaf. Recto.
1 jpeg. 600 ppi.
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
From_the_Cupola-001.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James. 1965. “‘From the Cupola’”. Series_IV_Manuscripts, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38515