Abstract
This article examines some aspects of the presence of the mirror in Delie, objet de plus haute vertu (1544), a volume of poems by Maurice Sceve (circa 1501-circa 1564). First, we recall the poetic ambience of Lyon and place the figure of Sceve there. Then, we present the main formal and thematic characteristics of Delie. Finally, we dwell on the poems CCLVII, CCCIII and CCCVII to study the motif of the mirror, its dialogue with the motifs of Narcissus and the unicorn, as well as its relationship with two of the central themes of the volume: a spiritualized vision of love and the suffering of the rejected lover.
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