Théophile Gautier

Théophile Gautier was born in Tarbes in 1811 and came to Paris with his family in 1814. At the Collège Charlemagne he became friends with Gérard de Nerval, then frequented the studio of the painter Rioult before turning to letters. In 1830, at the first night of a drama by Victor Hugo, he drew attention with a red waistcoat that became legendary. In 1835, in a preface, he defended the idea of an art without utility. A critic at La Presse, the newspaper of Émile de Girardin, he received from Baudelaire the dedication of his principal collection. He died in Neuilly on 23 October 1872.

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• Short storiesClarimondeLa Morte amoureuseThéophile Gautier · 1836LiteraturePublic domain