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Voyage en Espagne

by Théophile Gautier

FR·~12 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

1845

0:06

VOYAGE - EN ESPAGNE - PAR - THÉOPHILE GAUTIER - NOUVELLE ÉDITION REVUE ET CORRIGÉE

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I. DE PARIS À BORDEAUX.

25:02

II. BAYONNE.--LA CONTREBANDE HUMAINE.

7:19

III. LE ZAGAL ET LES ESCOPETEROS.--IRUN.--LES PETITS MENDIANTS.--ASTIGARRAGA.

16:26

IV. VERGARA.--VITTORIA; LE BAILE NACIONAL ET LES HERCULES FRANÇAIS.--LE PASSAGE DE PANCOBBO.--LES ÂNES ET LES LÉVRIERS.--BURGOS.--UNE FONDA ESPAGNOLE.--LES GALÉRIENS EN MANTEAU.--LA CATHÉDRALE.--LE COFFRE DU CID.

35:01

V. LE CLOÎTRE; PEINTURES ET SCULPTURES.--MAISON DE CID; MAISON DU CORDON; PORTE SAINTE-MARIE.--LE THÉÂTRE ET LES ACTEURS.--LA CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES.--LE GÉNÉRAL THIBAUT ET LES OS DU CID.

29:35

VI. EL CORREO REAL; LES GALÈRES.--VALLADOLID.--SAN-PABLO.--UNE REPRÉSENTATION D'HERNANI.--SAINTE-MARIE-DES-NEIGES.--MADRID.

31:10

VII. COURSES DE TAUREAUX.--SEVILLA LE PICADOR.--LA ESTOCADA À VUELA PIÉS.

36:19

VIII. LE PRADO.--LA MANTILLE ET L'ÉVENTAIL.--TYPE ESPAGNOL.--MARCHANDS D'EAU; CAFÉS DE MADRID.--JOURNAUX.--LES POLITIQUES DE LA PUERTA DEL SOL.--HÔTEL DES POSTES.--LES MAISONS DE MADRID.--TERTULIAS; SOCIÉTÉ ESPAGNOLE.--LE THÉÂTRE DEL PRINCIPE.--PALAIS DE LA REINE, DES CORTES, ET MONUMENT DU DOS DE MAYO.--L'ARMERIA, LE BUEN RETIRO.

1:14:47

Description

Set at the outset of a spontaneous 1840 expedition, the narrator leaves Paris with a promise of a stay in Spain, yet finds himself already racing toward Bordeaux. The early leg of the journey is painted with vivid sketches of the French countryside: striped fields that resemble a tailor’s swatches, villages perched in rocky hollows, and troglodyte dwellers whose chimneys sigh smoke from the ground itself. Brief stops at Chartres and the winding streets of Château‑Regnault reveal regional quirks, from stone‑carved homes to towers that lean on each other for support.

When the carriage reaches Tours, the Loire stretches beneath a soft blue sky, its surface marked by a thin white line of a gentle cascade. The city’s skyline, with gothic spires and rounded towers, recalls a distant Moscow, while white‑sailed boats glide lazily on the water. The narrator feels a growing anticipation for the Spanish lands ahead, even as he savors the charm of each French stop.

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Produced by Keith J. Adams, Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Release date

2010-07-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33157

Subjects

Spain -- Description and travel Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872 -- Travel -- Spain DP

About the author

Théophile Gautier

1811–1872

A vivid voice of 19th-century French literature, this poet, novelist, and critic helped shape the idea of “art for art’s sake.” His writing moves easily from lush fantasy and historical fiction to sharp art criticism and travel writing.

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