Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download pdf save to bookshelf tweet report an error. Nov 12, 2010 the language and images and metaphors take my breath away. Mar 25, 2011 the language and images and metaphors take my breath away. The novel itself is a historical romance based on the life of french opera star julie daubigny, better known.
Pay with bitcoin now and get 50% off on your lifetime membership. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small. Novel by theophile gautier, whose preface is better known than the novel itself as a manifesto of l art pour lart. Gautiers novel tells the story of dalberta young, handsome, and artistic gentleman of france who has a fascination with women and the. May 08, 2015 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. Book page image representative french fiction continued by e. Yes, this is right while most of lec books were limited to 1500, some productions, including during ww2, were more limited.
Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. It is an ineffably beautiful tableau, heady, intoxicating, dionysiac, conceived in ecstasy. Handcolored illuistrations signed by the artist limited to only copies. In september 1833, gautier was solicited to write a historical romance based on the life of french opera star mlle maupin, who was a firstrate swordswoman and often went about. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as anything in words may be. It is there in which the author discusses art for arts sake, arguing that everything useful is ugly. Reading gautier s masterpiece, im reminded of the words and wisdom of arthur schopenhauer, philosopher of art par excellence. A woman uses her incredible beauty to captivate both d alber. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. The language and images and metaphors take my breath away.
Gautier based his protagonist on a seventeenth century actress whose interests in members of her own sex caused parents to send their daughters to convents and. To be beautiful, handsome, means that you possess a power which makes all smile upon and welcome you. Dec 07, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. In the novel, theophile gautier takes the themes of disguise and mixedup gender identities.
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