Mappe invisibili, cartografie della lontananza. "L’Amore senza volto" di Camille Mallarmé.

This article aims to analyze the representation of the space in "L'Amour sans visage" (1924), the third novel by the French writer Camille Mallarmé. Firstly, we will attempt to outline a brief biographical profile of the author, trying to place this novel within her literary production and, more importantly, clarify the differences between "L’Amour sans visage" and her previous works. Subsequently, the article will examine the ‘literary maps’ that structures "L’Amour sans visage": claustrophobic and cloistral geographies, fueled by nostalgia and distance. It follows that Camille Mallarmé, in what can be considered her definitive farewell to literature, delineates immobile and statical spaces, eligible as reflections of her elective homeland, namely Italy. A role of prominence will be given to the images of the hortus conclusus, which in this case cannot be separated from the influence of Gabriele D'Annunzio and works such as the "Poema paradisiaco" or "Le vergini delle rocce".