Wanderings in Spain

Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) was a prolific French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic whose work has had a substantial influence on future literary movements, notably Parnassianism and Symbolism. Straddling the crossroads of Romanticism and the burgeoning aestheticism of the mid-19th century, Gautier's writing is characterized by an emphasis on art for art's sake, an indul...