Récits fantastiques
1859
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Donne bellissime scendono di notte dagli arazzi, dai quadri e si materializzano per amare, per un ballo, o per riprendere qualcosa di dimenticato. Viaggiando attraverso i secoli, raggiungono i placidi sonni di uomini ignari e pronti ad innamorarsi perdutamente. È il fantastico, è il grottesco, è l’onirico di Gautier. E i suoi racconti sono la quintessenza della bellezza, sono l’artificio puro, sono visioni e sono giochi. Piccole pietre preziose incastonate nel suo famoso gilet rosso fuoco, provocazione e sfida romantica al grigio secolo dell’ascesa borghese.
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Author
Theophile Gautier
Author · 30 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)
