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Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (US: / ɡ oʊ ˈ t j eɪ / goh-TYAY, [1] French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teɔfil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.
Aug 27, 2024 · Théophile Gautier was a poet, novelist, critic, and journalist whose influence was strongly felt in the period of changing sensibilities in French literature—from the early Romantic period to the aestheticism and naturalism of the end of the 19th century. Gautier lived most of his life in Paris.
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French art critic, journalist, and fiction writer Théophile Gautier was born in 1811 and lived in Paris for most of his life. He attended the Collège Charlemagne, where he became friends with the poet Gérard de Nerval.
Jules Pierre Théophile Gautier, né à Tarbes le 30 août 1811 [1] et mort à Neuilly-sur-Seine le 23 octobre 1872, est un poète, romancier et critique d'art français. Membre actif de l'école littéraire dite du Parnasse, il est notamment l'auteur d’Émaux et Camées, de Mademoiselle de Maupin, du Roman de la momie et du Capitaine Fracasse.
Selected poems from the Romantic poet and journalist Théophile Gautier - a pioneer of ‘Art for art’s sake’ who influenced symbolism and modernism. In a new, downloadable English translation.
May 17, 2018 · Théophile Gautier (tāôfēl´ gōtyā´), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic. He was a leading exponent of art for art's sake—the belief that formal, aesthetic beauty is the sole purpose of a work of art.
Biography. PDF Cite. Central to the acceptance of romantic artists and writers in nineteenth century France, Gautier was a fervent promoter of such figures as Victor Hugo and Charles Baudelaire....
