Synopses & Reviews
Between 1831 and 1866, Théophile Gautier published two dozen tales which can be designated contes fantastiques or contes merveilleux. These works are examined in chronological sequence, in French, in order to follow the development of Gautier as a writer of fantastic stories. The analysis concentrates in particular on problems of genesis and intertextuality, and highlights the thematic continuity of this aspect of Gautier’s work.
About the Author
Peter Whyte is a retired Lecturer in the School of Modern European Languages at Durham University.
Table of Contents
Le fantastique selon Théophile Gautier * Grotesque, sublime et ironie romantique (1830-1836) * Les Paradis artificiels (1836-1846) * Pastiche et exotisme (1839-1849) * Ideologie et archeologie (1852-57) * Sorcellerie et psychiatrie, ou le fantastique en habit noir (1856) * Desir sublime, desir paradie (1865-1866) * Motifs recurrents et continuite thematique