Fortunio - Partie carrée - Spirite

By Theophile Gautier

2013

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Fortunio (1837), avec son héros décadent, insensible et passionné à la fois, exprime le romantisme du jeune Gautier et son goût pour l'Orient. Partie carrée (1848) est un roman d'aventures maritimes qui, en se jouant des codes du roman-feuilleton, propose une surprenante méditation sur le hasard historique et amoureux. Spirite (1865), «nouvelle fantastique» qui raconte la fusion de deux âmes dans l'au-delà, montre un Gautier féru d'occultisme. Ces trois courts romans déclinent une réflexion sur le bonheur et la beauté : terrestres et individuels dans Fortunio, politiques et collectifs dans Partie carrée, surnaturels dans Spirite. Hanté par le dépassement des contraires, traquant le cliché et goûtant le paradoxe, Gautier a pratiqué tous les genres littéraires, connu tous les courants esthétiques. Ces trois romans résument un siècle de littérature.

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Author

Theophile Gautier

Author · 45 books

Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. In the 1830 Revolution, he chose to stay with friends in the Doyenné district of Paris, living a rather pleasant bohemian life. 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). He was a celebrated abandonnée of the Romantic Ballet, writing several scenarios, the most famous of which is Giselle. His prestige was confirmed by his role as director of Revue de Paris from 1851-1856. During this time, he became a journalist for Le Moniteur universel, then the editorship of influential review L'Artiste in 1856. His works include: Albertus (1830), La Comédie de la Mort (1838), Une Larme du Diable (1839), Constantinople (1853) and L'Art Moderne (1856)