Théophile Gautier

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani approaches Théophile Gautier mainly as the emblematic figure of art for art's sake and of the Parnassian movement. He often comes back to the title Émaux et Camées (Enamels and Cameos), which in his view says everything about the Parnassian work on form on its own: the hard, the cold, the goldsmith's craft, the well-made and clearly defined object12. He sees in it a neoclassicism of the flawless miniature, of the "little picture", a goldsmith's work that is superb but cold34. He presents him as the leader of art for art's sake after 1848 and recalls that Baudelaire dedicated Les Fleurs du mal to him5. Gautier also appears among Nerval's circle: a schoolmate at the Lycée Charlemagne along with Dumas, and a friend who nevertheless never took Nerval seriously as a great writer. He is also probably the addressee of the letter and the Viennese narrative in Pandora67. Dominique Pagani further notes that Gautier made his living from serialized novels. In the 2024 sessions, he mentions him as the father of Judith Gautier, who came to see Wagner.

1. 1Hegel Plage 1/51 Feb 2016 · 2:13:54
2. 2L'interview de Dominique Pagani : Introduction aux futurs ateliers23 Mar 2020 · 55:32
3. 3Griaule (Marcel)18 Oct 2017 · 27:52
4. 4Schumann2 May 2019 · 23:40
5. 5Musicosophie 16. Musique à programme / Musique pure10 Mar 2021 · 55:35
6. 6Au bistrot avec Pagani : partie 118 Jun 2016 · 1:09:42
7. 7Dominique Pagani : De la débauche du sens à l'orgie du sentiment29 May 2023 · 2:04:48

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