Mademoiselle de Maupin

<p><i>Mademoiselle de Maupin</i> est un roman de Théophile Gautier publié en 1835. Ce roman explore les thèmes de l'amour de la beauté et de l'identité de genre à travers les aventures de son héroïne éponyme. L'histoire se déroule dans le contexte du 17ème siècle et suit Mademoiselle de Maupin une jeune femme qui se déguise en homme pour observer et comprendre les relations amoureuses. Ses rencontres avec divers personnages notamment d'Albert et Rosette conduisent à des réflexions profondes sur le désir la nature de l'amour et les conventions sociales. Le roman est célèbre pour son style d'écriture riche et sa philosophie esthétique où Gautier défend l'art pour l'art.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>