Theophile Gautier et la religion de l’art

edited by Martine Lavaud and Paolo Tortonese

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Extent: 252 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Art & Art History, French Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Rencontres

Series volume number: 306, 37

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(March 2018)

ISBN: 9782406060741

5.91 x 8.62 inches

Price: $36.00

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Hardback (Published)

(April 2018)

ISBN: 9782406060758

5.91 x 8.62 inches

Price: $85.00

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Theophile Gautier was the most passionate defender of the primacy of art. He gave the aesthetic experience, the men who preside over it and the objects that inspire it an unprecedented stature, power, and sacrality. To elevate art to its highest place, Gautier turned it into a religion.

  • Edited by Martine Lavaud
  • Edited by Paolo Tortonese