Théophile Gautier: French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic.
He was a member of the Club des Hashischins, or Hashish Club. This group of French writers experimented with hashish to get ideas. Gautier wrote the 1841 ballet story for Giselle with Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
Théophile Gautier | |
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| Born | August 30, 1811 |
| Died | October 23, 1872 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, literary critic |
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