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. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as. Pierre jules theophile gautier 18111872 was a french poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Gautier s novel is hardly a pastoral comic romance that ends in marriage. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as anything in words may be. Theophile gautier, helen constantine, patricia duncker. Reading gautier s masterpiece, im reminded of the words and wisdom of arthur schopenhauer, philosopher of art par excellence. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 03, 2020 her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards. Overall a good book, i had to read this for a lit class of mine. It is there in which the author discusses art for arts sake, arguing that everything useful is ugly. Book from the collections of oxford university language german. The language and images and metaphors take my breath away.
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