Madamigella di maupin is a 1966 italian adventure film directed by mauro bolognini. Dec 07, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The language and images and metaphors take my breath away. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. Theophile gautier 18111872 was born near the pyrenees and moved to paris, where he became wellknown as a poet, novelist, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gautiers work is, at least in the early stages, presented as a series of letters written by a young poet, dalbert, to his friend silvio, who he promises the unadulterated truth. Publication date 1880 publisher charpentier collection. It is an ineffably beautiful tableau, heady, intoxicating, dionysiac, conceived in ecstasy.
Theophile gautier 181172, french painter, poet, novelist, and critic, was a leading exponent of art for arts sake, preparing the way for the parnassians and symbolists in their reaction against romanticism. Helen constantine was head of languages at bartholomew school, eynsham, until she became a fulltime translator. French poet and miscellaneous writer, was born at tarbes on the 31st of august 1811. Reading gautier s masterpiece, im reminded of the words and wisdom of arthur schopenhauer, philosopher of art par excellence. Project gutenberg offers 61,811 free ebooks to download. The book used to have a reputation of a shocking dirty french novel, though, many consider, there is not a hint of vulgarity even in a sexual scene. In september 1833, gautier was solicited to write a historical romance based on the life of french opera star mlle maupin, who was a firstrate swo. It is there in which the author discusses art for arts sake, arguing that everything useful is ugly. He was educated at the grammar school of that town, and afterwards at the college charlemagne in paris, but was alm. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Publication date 1956 topics west bengal public library publisher jaico publishing house kolkata collection digitallibraryindia. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. To be beautiful, handsome, means that you possess a power which makes all smile upon and welcome you. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as anything in words may be.