La Toison d'or

by Théophile Gautier

Dans cette nouvelle, Gautier explore les rapports entre « la femme peinte et la femme réelle ». Tiburce, le héro de cette nouvelle, s’empêtre dans les confusions et semble atteint du syndrome de Stendhal. Voici un “Lorsque les volets de La Descente de croix s’entrouvrirent, Tiburce éprouva un éblouissement vertigineux, comme s’il eût regardé dans un gouffre de lumière ; la tête sublime de la Madeleine flamboyait victorieusement dans un océan d’or, et semblait illuminer des rayons de ses yeux l’atmosphère grise et blafarde tamisée par les étroites fenêtres gothiques. Tout s’effaça autour de lui ; il se fit un vide complet...”

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1837

About the author

Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. In the 1830 Revolution, he chose to stay with friends in the Doyenné 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), Trésors d'Art de la Russie (1858), and Voyage en Russie (1867). He was a celebrated abandonnée 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 Comédie de la Mort (1838), Une Larme du Diable (1839), Constantinople (1853) and L'Art Moderne (1856)

Reviews

[yona!! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Très bien écrit mais miskine Gretchen à bas les hommes là on est où (review pas hyper littéraire MDRR vas-y tant pis)

[mathilde · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,75

[lou · Rating 2 out of 5]

un peu raciste et misogyne tout de même

[Shelley · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was fast to read. I did not care for it overall. The whole point is the guy is looking for a blonde woman to be his mistress. Not a brunette, redhead or anything but a blonde. He becomes infatuated with a religious painting of Mary Magdalene who was portrayed as a blonde and finally found a woman who looked like her. Rather odd and obsessive. Another one of those books that people ooh and aah over and say you MUST read it. But really? I did not see the point.

[Libri & · Rating 4 out of 5]

Per leggere la recensione vai su:
http://letteraturaecinema.blogspot.it...

[Marie Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reprend les codes de l’épopée homérique et parodie le conte de fée, j’aime bien