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Chevalier d'Albert fantasizes about his ideal lover, yet every woman he meets falls short of his exacting standards of female perfection. Embarking on an affair with the lovely Rosette to ease his boredom, he is thrown into tumultuous confusion when she receives a dashing young... Read Full Overview

Mademoiselle de Maupin By Th ophile Gautier

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Dans le roman, Gautier raconte la vie de Madeleine de Maupin qui, avant de succomber aux avances des hommes, d sire se travestir afin de surprendre leurs secrets. Elle parcourt donc le monde, sous le nom de Th odore, en qu te d'aventures galantes. D'Albert, le h ros de la premi... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Pierre Jules Th ophile Gautier (1811-1872) est un po te, romancier, peintre et critique d'art fran ais. Lecteur avide, il a cinq ans lorsqu'il commence lire. Sa grande passion est Robinson Crusoe. En 1820, l' ge de huit ans, il fait un bref s jour en tant que pensionnaire... Read Full Overview

Pierre Jules Th ophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. Gautier's work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassianism.