Théophile Gautier was een Franse dichter, dramaturg, romanschrijver en journalist die de geest van de Romantiek belichaamde. Zijn werken, vaak geïnspireerd door reizen en de kunstwereld, kenmerken zich door rijke beelden en zintuiglijke details. Gautier was een voorstander van 'kunst om de kunst', waarbij hij esthetische perfectie en vorm prioriteerde in zijn schrijven. Zijn invloed als literair criticus en scenarioschrijver, met name voor ballet, vormde het culturele landschap van zijn tijd.
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Set against a backdrop of forbidden love, the story unfolds as an elderly priest recounts his deep, unyielding passion for a vampiress named Clarimonde. On the day of his Ordination, he is captivated by her otherworldly beauty, which tempts him to abandon his vows. Despite warnings from Father Serapion about her dark past, Romulad's obsession leads him to seek her out, igniting a transformative love affair that defies the boundaries of life and death. This tale explores themes of desire, sacrifice, and the supernatural.
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Pierre Jules Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. In the 1830 Revolution, he chose to stay with friends in the Doyenne 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), Tresors d Art de la Russie (1858), and Voyage en Russie (1867). He was a celebrated abandonnee 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 Comedie de la Mort (1838), Une Larme du Diable (1839), Constantinople (1853) and L Art Moderne (1856).
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE: HIS LIFE --- By Théophile Gautier --- With poems translated by Guy Thorne --- Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a celebrated 19th century French poet, author of the famous Flowers of Evil poetic sequence, first published in 1857. Baudelaire is a poet's poet par excellence, a brilliant craftsman who produced some of the finest poems in the French language. Baudelaire was known as a dandy who led a bohemian lifestyle; he knew many of the artists of the era (Manet, Nadar, Delacroix, and Gautier). Baudelaire's influence on subsequent poets and artists has been immense. This book by Charles Baudelaire's friend Théophile Gautier is an important early study of the poet. Gautier offers a biography of the poet, and looks at his work. In the second part, Guy Thorne translates a selections of Baudelaire's poems, including from his two best-known collections - the Flowers of Evil and the Little Poems In Prose. A group of letters from Baudelaire are also included, and an essay on Baudelaire's influence. --- Illustrated. 204 pages. Paperback, with a full colour cover.With the French text of Baudelaire's poetry. www.crmoon.com
" Virtuose, phantastische Dichtungen - (...) wahrhaft entzückend " Hermann Hesse
Francois Villon was born in Paris in 1431. While we do not know what became of Villon after his 32nd year, the poems he produced in just six years capture in forceful, intelligent and candid verse the low and high life of Paris. This book presents a translation of his works. schovat popis
»Niemand wusste so recht etwas anzufangen mit der Krankheit, die Octave de Saville langsam von innen heraus zerfraß. Er hütete nicht das Bett, sein Leben verlief in den gewohnten Bahnen, und obwohl nie eine Klage über seine Lippen kam, ging er doch für jedermann wahrnehmbar zugrunde.« Doch dann bekommt Octave eines Tages Besuch von einem geheimnisvollen Heiler, dem er sein Herz ausschüttet. Es entspinnt sich eine höchst unterhaltsame Geschichte, mit Körpertausch und Liebesverwirrungen, die alles in Frage stellt.
