The books in this collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse. This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. Book from the collections of oxford university language french. Library of congress control number ca07002954 language english. About the author theophile gautier 181172, french painter, poet, novelist, and critic, was a leading exponent of art for arts sake, preparing the way for the. It is an ineffably beautiful tableau, heady, intoxicating, dionysiac, conceived in ecstasy. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. An army recruiter forces theodore to enlist in the kings army, and not even the religious robe is an insurance against it. Classifications library of congress pq2258m3 e5 1921 the physical object pagination. Gautiers work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as parnassianism. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Explore books by theophile gautier with our selection at.
Their noses are too short to admit of their wearing spectacles, and yet they cannot see the length of their noses. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. The book used to have a reputation of a shocking dirty french novel, though, many consider, there is not a hint of vulgarity even in a sexual scene. Click download or read online button to mademoiselledemaupin book pdf for free now. Gautiers work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. A woman uses her incredible beauty to captivate both dalbert, a young poet, and disguised as a man, his mistress, rosette. If an author threw a volume of romance or poetry on their desk, these gentlemen would turn round carelessly in their easy chair, poise it on its hinder legs, and balancing themselves with a capable air, say loftily what purpose does this book. The works of theophile gautier volume 5 all you can books. A romance of love and passion comedie damour series.
Does this bafflingly alluring person have a secret to hide. With catherine spaak, robert hossein, tomas milian, mikaela. It is, indeed a golden book as close an approximation to painting in the realm of pure aesthetics as anything in words may be. Project gutenberg offers 61,9 free ebooks to download. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals.
In this shocking tale of sexual deception, gautier draws readers into the bedrooms and boudoirs of a french chateau in a co. Gautiers novel is hardly a pastoral comic romance that ends in marriage. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Book from the collections of oxford university language german. Pierre jules theophile gautier 18111872 was a french poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic.
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