I don't undertand this.
There we are face to face with one of those women to whom Stendhal granted genius. The genius to go forward, to laugh, to put things in their place, to make with the fan, to climb into a carriage, to invent a crown. It is a genius that Misia possessed to such a degree that in writing Thomas L'imposteur, I could try as I might to project my mind all the way to the San Severina, but Misia automatically became, whatever the cost, the model for the Princesse de Bornes.】
how could Misia became the model for another woman? isn't the Princess de Bornes another woman?
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The Princesse de Bornes is a character in Cocteau's novel, "Thomas l'imposteur".
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thank you so much!
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it means Misia is so great that she became the archetype for Princess de Bormes. If you know the life about her , you'll find Misia bears the same characteristic as Princess de Bormes. They were both willing to help people.
As for the meaning of "project my mind all the way to the San Severina", I think the writer is trying to say that he imagines himself in the San Severina. I've tried to google ' San Severina' but find nothing, it seems to be a place in Italy. But these are only my guess. Hopefully can be helpful.
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