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The 14 pages that link to Théophile Gautier, each with the reason it gives.

• Romantic balletRelated: His libretto for Giselle gave the tradition one of its defining supernatural narratives.

• Charles BaudelaireRelated: Baudelaire dedicated Les Fleurs du mal to Gautier, whose aesthetic ideals shaped the collection’s reception.

• GiselleRelated: His Romantic ideas and writing helped turn a tale of supernatural retribution into a ballet.

• Art for art's sakeRelated: His 1835 preface to Mademoiselle de Maupin became an influential statement against judging art by utility.

• Eugène DelacroixRelated: His criticism helped defend Delacroix’s expressive painting against academic objections.

• ParnassianismRelated: His defense of artistic autonomy helped prepare Parnassian ideals.

• Marie TaglioniRelated: His criticism captured the aesthetic ideals that Taglioni's performances came to embody.

• The GleanersRelated: His criticism reflects the suspicion some contemporaries directed at Millet’s rural subjects.

• Carlotta GrisiRelated: He helped conceive Giselle and championed Grisi's performance.

• Leconte de LisleRelated: His preface to Mademoiselle de Maupin helped articulate an aesthetic central to Leconte de Lisle’s circle.

• Les Fleurs du malRelated: Baudelaire dedicated the collection to him as a master and friend.

• Gérard de NervalRelated: Gautier was Nerval’s close friend and later wrote an account of his life and work.

• Jules de GoncourtRelated: The Goncourts admired Gautier, whose aesthetic commitments resonated with their writing on art.

• Jean-Gaspard DeburauRelated: His account of Deburau helped shape the performer’s later literary reputation.