Title: Orfeo mosaico
Description: Un mosaico del siglo III que representa a Orfeo tañendo la lira, rodeado de animales, explica su simbología en relación con las constelaciones y el zodiaco. La lectura de la imagen franquea las barreras de mito y religión, música y poesía, canto y silencio. Orfeo, el poeta inspirado, Nerón, el poeta inepto, son los ejes de un periplo que llega a Mallarmé y a Oscar Wilde, para asomarse al sueño del libro infinito: "la explicación órfica de la Tierra, que constituye el único deber del poeta..."

A mosaic of the third century that represents Orfeo playing the lyre, surrounded by animals, explains its symbology in relation to the constellations and the zodiac. The reading of the image crosses the barriers of myth and religion, music and poetry, song and silence. Orfeo, the inspired poet, Nero, the inept poet, are the axes of a journey that reaches Mallarmé and Oscar Wilde, to peek into the dream of the infinite book: "the Orphic explanation of the Earth, which is the poet's only duty. .. "--translation provided by translate.google.com
Subjects: In literature, Meaning (Philosophy) in literature, Self (Philosophy) in literature, Orpheus mosaic (Paphos, Cyprus)