| The Mummy's Foot and Other Stories by Theophile Gautier, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Contributor(s): Gautier, Theophile (Author) |
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ISBN: 1603125620 ISBN-13: 9781603125628 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Mummy's Foot -- the title story in this collection -- is a gothic tale, published in French as "Le Pied de Momie." It relates the adventures of a man who buys the 3,000 year old foot of Princess Hermonthis in a Parisian curio shop. Gautier has a fascination with Ancient Egypt as well as an obsession with mortality, decay, and the passage of time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gautier, Theophile: - "Pierre Jules Theophile Gautier (1811 - 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. While an ardent defender of Romanticism, Gautier's work is difficult to classify and remains a point of reference for many subsequent literary traditions such as Parnassianism, Symbolism, Decadence and Modernism. Early in his life, Gautier befriended Gerard de Nerval, who influenced him greatly in his earlier poetry and also through whom he was introduced to Victor Hugo. He shared in Hugo's dissatisfaction with the theatrical outputs of the time and the use of the word "tragedy." Gautier admired Honore de Balzac for his contributions to the development of French literature. Gautier was influenced greatly by his friends as well, paying tribute to them in his writings. In fact, he dedicated his collection of Dernieres Poesies to his many friends, including Herbert, Madame de la Grangerie, Maxime Du Camp and Princess Mathilde Bonaparte." |
