King Candaules

In 'King Candaules,' Théophile Gautier weaves a riveting narrative of regal passion and betrayal, set against the backdrop of a kingdom convulsed by lust and power struggles. Employing his characteristic lush descriptiveness and penchant for the Romantic, Gautier presents a tale that both echoes the grandiose epics of antiquity and foreshadows the nuanced psychological fiction that would come to d...