On the day of his priestly ordination, the young Romualdo sees a beautiful woman in the church, who he later discovers is the courtesan Clarimonde. Sent to his parish, Romualdo is tormented by the irresistible...

The dead in love (La Morte amoureuse), also translated as Clarimonde, is a fantastic story by Théophile Gautier published in 1836 in the Chronique de Paris, a magazine founded by Balzac with which the...

Gautier ci porta nell’affascinante mondo napoletano ottocentesco dove, tra folklore, credenze, sfide e passioni, si sviluppa la difficile storia d’amore di una coppia inglese. Dall’incipit del libro:...