Gautier – “Clarimonde”
Dr. Peter Mathews Hanyang University
Fall 2014
November 6, 2014
Context: Théophile Gautier
Reference: Sardanapalus
Eugène Delacrois – The Death of Sardanapalus (1827-28)
Reference: Job
“I made a contract with mine eyes” (Job 31:1)
Reference: Satan (Fallen Lucifer)
William Blake – Satan in his Original Glory
Theme: Human Duality (Good/Evil)
Reference: Belshazzar
Reference: Cleopatra
Reference: Blue Flowers (Ideal)
Symbolism: Dream (Imagination/Fancy)