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Art for Art's Sake means, for its adepts, the pursuit of pure beauty – without any other consideration.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
August 30, 1811
Died:
October 23, 1872
(aged 61)
Bio:
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.
Known for:
Captain Fracasse (1863)
Mademoiselle de Maupin (1834)
La Morte Amoureuse (1836)
The Mummy's Foot (1840)
Émaux et Camées (1852)
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