I read CLarimonde La Morte Amoureuse in French (The Lover Dead), because there’s nothing better than Théophile Gautier in French… sorry for you, dear friend readers!Īs soon as the first sentence: “You ask me, brother, if I have loved? I have.” we have only one desire: to read all the others! It's simple, concise and intriguing. His works include: Albertus (1830), La Comédie de la Mort (1838), Une Larme du Diable (1839), Constantinople (1853) and L'Art Moderne (1856) During this time, he became a journalist for Le Moniteur universel, then the editorship of influential review L'Artiste in 1856. His prestige was confirmed by his role as director of Revue de Paris from 1851-1856. He was a celebrated abandonnée of the Romantic Ballet, writing several scenarios, the most famous of which is Giselle. He began writing poetry as early as 1826 but the majority of his life was spent as a contributor to various journals, mainly for La Presse, which also gave him the opportunity for foreign travel and meeting many influential contacts in high society and in the world of the arts, which inspired many of his writings including Voyage en Espagne (1843), Trésors d'Art de la Russie (1858), and Voyage en Russie (1867). In the 1830 Revolution, he chose to stay with friends in the Doyenné district of Paris, living a rather pleasant bohemian life. Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic.
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