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Classic Poetry Series

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Publication Date: 2012

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Theophile Gautier(1811-1872) Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was aFrench poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. While Gautier was an ardent defender of Romanticism, his work is difficult toclassify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditionssuch as Parnassianism, Symbolism, Decadence and Modernism. He was widelyesteemed by writers as diverse as Balzac, Baudelaire, the Goncourt brothers,Flaubert and Oscar Wilde. Towards the end of 1830, Gautier began to frequent meetings of Le PetitCénacle, a group of artists who met in the studio of Jehan Du Seigneur. Thegroup was a more irresponsible version of Hugo's Cénacle. The group countedamong its members the artists Gérard de Nerval, Alexandre Dumas, père, PetrusBorel, Alphonse Brot, Joseph Bouchardy and Philothée O’Neddy. Le Petit Cénaclesoon gained a reputation for extravagance and eccentricity, but also for being aunique refuge from society. Gautier began writing poetry as early as 1826 but the majority of his life wasspent as a contributor to various journals, mainly La Presse, which also gave himthe opportunity for foreign travel and for meeting many influential contacts inhigh society and in the world of the arts. Throughout his life, Gautier was well-traveled, taking trips to Spain, Italy, Russia, Egypt and Algeria. Gautier's manytravels inspired many of his writings including Voyage en Espagne (1843),Trésors d’Art de la Russie (1858), and Voyage en Russie (1867). Gautier's travelliterature is considered by many as being some of the best from the nineteenthcentury, often written in a more personal style, it provides a window intoGautier's own tastes in art and culture.

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A Deux Beaux Yeux Theophile Gautier

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A Travers Les Soupirs, Les Plaintes Et Le Râle Theophile Gautier

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A Une Robe Rose Theophile Gautier

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Adieux À La Poésie Theophile Gautier

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Affinités Secrètes Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Cx Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Cxi Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Cxii Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, I Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Ii Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Iv Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Lx Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Lxxii Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Vii Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Viii Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Xliv Theophile Gautier

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Albertus, Xlix Theophile Gautier

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Apollonie Theophile Gautier

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Après Le Feuilleton Theophile Gautier

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Au Bord De La Mer Theophile Gautier

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Baiser Rose, Baiser Bleu Theophile Gautier

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Bûchers Et Tombeaux Theophile Gautier

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Caerulei Oculi Theophile Gautier

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Camélia Et Pâquerette Theophile Gautier

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Carmen - From Émaux Et Camées Carmen est maigre, - un trait de bistreCerne son oeil de gitana.Ses cheveux sont d'un noir sinistre,Sa peau, le diable la tanna. Les femmes disent qu'elle est laide,Mais tous les hommes en sont fous:Et l'archevèque de TolèdeChante la messe à ses genoux; Car sur sa nuque d'ambre fauveSe tord un énorme chignonQui, dénoué, fait dans l'alcôveUne mante à son corps mignon. Et, parmi sa pâleur, éclateUne bouche aux rires vainqueurs;Piment rouge, fleur écarlate,Qui prend sa pourpre au sang des coeurs. Ainsi faite, la moricaudeBat les plus altières beautés,Et de ses yeux la lueur chaudeRend la flamme aux satiétés. Elle a, dans sa laideur piquante,Un grain de sel de cette merD'où jaillit, nue et provocante,L'âcre Vénus du gouffre amer. Theophile Gautier

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Ce Que Disent Les Hirondelles Theophile Gautier

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Consolation Theophile Gautier

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Contralto Theophile Gautier

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Coquetterie Posthume Theophile Gautier

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Dans La Sierra Theophile Gautier

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Dernier Voeu Theophile Gautier

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Diamant Du Coeur Theophile Gautier

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En Allant À La Chartreuse De Miraflorès Theophile Gautier

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Étoiles, Qui D'En Haut Voyez Valser Les Mondes Theophile Gautier

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Fantaisies D'Hiver Theophile Gautier

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Fumée Theophile Gautier

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In Deserto Theophile Gautier

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J'Ai Dans Mon Coeur... Theophile Gautier

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J'Ai Laissé De Mon Sein De Neige Theophile Gautier

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J'Étais Monté Plus Haut... Theophile Gautier

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La Bonne Soirée Theophile Gautier

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La Caravane Theophile Gautier

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La Chimère Theophile Gautier

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La Fellah Theophile Gautier

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La Fleur Qui Fait Le Printemps Theophile Gautier

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La Fontaine Du Cimetière Theophile Gautier

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La Lune Theophile Gautier

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La Mansarde Theophile Gautier

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La Montre Theophile Gautier

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La Mort Est Multiforme... Theophile Gautier

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La Nue Theophile Gautier

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La Petite Fleur Rose Theophile Gautier

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La Rose-Thé Theophile Gautier

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La Source Theophile Gautier

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La Spirale Sans Fin Dans Le Vide S'Enfonce Theophile Gautier

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Lamento Theophile Gautier

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L'Art Theophile Gautier

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L'Aveugle Theophile Gautier

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Le Chasseur Theophile Gautier

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Le Château Du Souvenir Theophile Gautier

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Le Laurier Du Generalife Theophile Gautier

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Le Merle Theophile Gautier

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Le Monde Est Méchant Theophile Gautier

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Le Pin Des Landes Theophile Gautier

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Le Poëme De La Femme Theophile Gautier

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Le Poète Et La Foule Theophile Gautier

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Le Pot De Fleurs Theophile Gautier

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Le Roi Solitaire Theophile Gautier

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Le Souper Des Armures Theophile Gautier

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Le Spectre De La Rose Theophile Gautier

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Les Accroche-Coeurs Theophile Gautier

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Les Colombes Theophile Gautier

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Les Joujoux De La Morte Theophile Gautier

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Les Néréides Theophile Gautier

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Les Yeux Bleus De La Montagne Theophile Gautier

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L'Escurial Theophile Gautier

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L'Horloge Theophile Gautier

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Lied Theophile Gautier

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L'Obélisque De Luxor Theophile Gautier

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L'Obélisque De Paris Theophile Gautier

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Me Voilà Revenu De Ce Voyage Sombre Theophile Gautier

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Ne Me Sois Pas Marâtre, Ô Nature Chérie Theophile Gautier

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Noël Theophile Gautier

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Odelette Anacréontique Theophile Gautier

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Pendant La Tempête Theophile Gautier

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Perspective Theophile Gautier

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Plaintive Tourterelle Theophile Gautier

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Pluie Theophile Gautier

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Premier Sourire Du Printemps Theophile Gautier

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Rondalla Theophile Gautier

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Séguidille Theophile Gautier

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Sérénade Theophile Gautier

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Soleil Couchant Theophile Gautier

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Stances Theophile Gautier

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Sur Le Carnaval De Venise I - Dans La Rue Theophile Gautier

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Sur Le Carnaval De Venise Ii - Sur Les Lagunes Theophile Gautier

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Sur Le Carnaval De Venise Iii - Carnaval Theophile Gautier

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Sur Le Carnaval De Venise Iv - Clair De LuneSentimental Theophile Gautier

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Symphonie En Blanc Majeur Theophile Gautier

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The Phantom Of The Rose Sweet lady, let your lids unclose.--Those lids by maiden dreams caressed;I am the phantom of the roseYou wore last night upon your breast.Like pearls upon my petals layThe weeping fountain's silver tears,Ere in the glittering arrayYou bore me proudly 'mid your peers. O lady, 'twas for you I died--Yet have I come and will I stay;My rosy phantom by your sideWill linger till the break of day.Yet fear not, lady; naught claim I--Nor mass, nor hymn, or funeral prayer;My soul is but a perfumed sigh,Which pure from Paradise I bear. My death is as my life was--sweet;Who would not die as I have done?A fate like mine who would not meet,Your bosom fair to lie upon?A poet on my sentient tombEngraved this legend with a kiss:'Here lies a rose of fairest bloom;E'en kings are jealous of its bliss. Theophile Gautier

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The Supper Of Armor Bjorn, a strange cœnobite,On the plateau of a bare rock,Inhabits, out of the world and time,The tower of a fortress demolished. At his door the modern spiritIn vain lifts up the weighty knocker.Bjorn bolts his postern shutAnd his castle keeps tight-locked. When every eye is toward the dawnBjorn, perched upon his dungeon,Gazes still the horizon uponAt the place of the setting sun. Retrospective soul, he lodgesIn his fortress in the past,The pendulum of his grandfather clockSome centuries ago worked last. Underneath his ogives feudalHe wanders, waking up the echoes,And his steps, the flagstones moot all,Seem to be followed by even steps. He sees no laymen nor any presters,Nor gentlemen, nor men of town,But the portraits of his ancestorsTalk with him again and now. And certain nights, to lend him spice,Finding dinner alone a bore there,Bjorn, a funerary caprice,Asks to supper all his forebears. The phantoms, when tolls the midnight bell,Arrive in armor pie-a-cap,Bjorn, who shivers in spite of himself,Salutes by lifting high his hanap.

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To seat itself, each panoplyWith its kneejoint makes an angle,Whose articulation yieldsGrating like an old doorbolt. And all of a piece, the suit of armor,Gauche casket of a body not there,Making a dull and hollow murmur,Falls twixt the arms of an easy chair. Landgraves, rhinegraves, also burgraves,Come from heaven or from hell,They are all there, silent and grave,Stiff convives of hardened steel! In the dark, a wild beam playsOn a monster, wyvern, two-necked eagle,From the heraldic bestiaryUpon their crests by many blows mangled. From the snout of beats deformedRaising up their nails arrogant,Spring forth varied plumes enormous,Lambrequins extravagant, But the open helmets are voidAs the timbre on coats of arms;Only two flames that are lividGleam within like strange alarms. Every bit of scrap iron sitsIn the hall of the old manor,And, on the wall, a shadow flitsGiving each guest a page of honor. The liquors in the fire of candlesAre purplish with a tint that’s suspect,Each course within its red sauce spangledTakes on a singularmost aspect. Now and again a corslet sparkles,

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A morion shines for just a moment,A piece that’s come unhinged quite tumblesDown upon the tablecloth groaning. One listens to the beating wingsOf bats that are invisible,And along the wainscotingFlags of infidel nations tremble. With the most fantastical movementsCurling their phalanges of bronzeGauntlets pour into the helmetsGlassfuls of the Rhineland’s wines, Or with a dagger’s edge, they cutOn golden plates a wild boar...While vague noises pass from outThe organs of the corridor. With a voice that still is hoarseFrom the dampness of the tomb,Max hums, playful drunkenness,A lied, in thirteen hundred, new. Albrecht, having wine that’s fierce,Quarrels with his quondam cousins,Whom he pounds on, humped and beastly,As he did the Saracens. Overheated, Fritz unhelms,Where no skull was ever sunk,Never thinking his unmasked selfLooks just like a headless trunk. Quickly now they roll pell-mellBeneath the table, among the crocks,Head below, showing the soleOf their shoes curvate with hooks. It’s a hideous battlefieldWhere an armet hits a pot,Where the dead by each cut yield

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No blood but each course in a vomit. And Bjorn, his fist upon his thigh,Contemplates them, drawn and haggard,Whileas, through the Swiss stained glass,Sunup casts its blue regard. The troupe, whom a sunbeam crosses,Grows pale like a torch at noon,And the drunkenmost back tossesThe stirrup cup before the tomb. The cock crows, the specters flyAnd with a lofty air replete,On the marble pillow layTheir heads still aching from the feast! Theophile Gautier

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Tristesse En Mer Theophile Gautier

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Une Âme Theophile Gautier

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Unknown Shores Okay, my starsick beauty! -blue jeans and tilting breasts,child of Canaverel -where would you like to go? Shall we set course for Mars,or Venus; green sea,Aldebaran the golden,or Tycho Brahe's Nova,the moons of Sagitta,or Vega's colonies? School-minching, bronze Diane,bane of the launching-pads-may not ask again:wherever you would go my rocket-head can turnat will to your command-top luck the flowers of snowthat growon Pluto, orcapella-wards, to pluckroots of asphodel? I may not ask again:where would you like to go? Have you a star; she says,O any faithful sunWhere love does not eclipse?The countdown slurs and slips).-Ah child, if that star shines,is in chartless skies, I do not know of such!But come, where will you go? Theophile Gautier

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Vieux De La Vieille Theophile Gautier

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