Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Gautiers novel tells the story of dalberta young, handsome, and artistic gentleman of france who has a fascination with women and the feminine ideal. Does this bafflingly alluring person have a secret to hide. Let it not be objected that i have here adduced names iittle preface. This by theophile gautier, edouard toudouze is available at bauman rare books. Octavo, early 20thcentury threequarter purple crushed morocco, elaborately giltdecorated spine, raised bands, purple cloth boards, top edges gilt. It is an ineffably beautiful tableau, heady, intoxicating, dionysiac, conceived in ecstasy. Limited edition in english printed on japanese vellum, number 970 of copies, with 19 engravings in. Instead, it is an examination of a world that involves crossdressing, sexual ambiguity, and homoerotic love.
The book was first published in 1835 the book set in perpetua type and printed by photolithography. In 1834, theophile gautier published his first novel. Theophile gautier, helen constantine, patricia duncker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is seeking a language that can express a truth that is not partial and therefore embeds in the novel the mythic figure of the androgyne to evoke a theory of perfect expression, or the androgynous discourse. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as anything in words may be. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The first volume bears the date 1835, the second 1836, while the preface is. Top 25 quotes by theophile gautier of 53 az quotes. Pierre jules theophile gautier 18111872 was a french poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
It is loosely based on the life of an extraordinary french woman julie daubigny. Gautiers novel is hardly a pastoral comic romance that ends in marriage. French free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. It is there in which the author discusses art for arts sake, arguing that everything useful is ugly. The preface contains a lengthy essay on the subject which is the seminal document. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the.
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