Project Gutenberg 2004-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 251 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile Mademoiselle de Maupin Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com "Mademoiselle de Maupin" by Théophile Gautier is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story explores themes of love, gender identity, and societal norms through the adventures of its central character, Madeleine de Maupin, a spirited and unconventional woman who challenges the gender roles of her time. The opening of "Mademoiselle de Maupin" presents a preface that critiques contemporary societal mores and the hypocritical attitudes toward morality and virtue. Gautier uses a satirical tone to articulate his disdain for those who preach virtue while hypocritically indulging in vice. He reflects on the shifting views of morality in literature, presenting a colorful and humorous critique of journalists and their moralistic tendencies. This preface sets the stage for the story to follow, indicating that the novel will feature a protagonist who embodies a defiance of the societal expectations of femininity and virtue that Gautier finds absurd. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction French fiction -- 19th century Man-woman relationships -- France -- Fiction Cross-dressing -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: French Literature 845824 2025-07-06T09:02:41.182146 text/html 845645 2025-01-14T00:08:31.962372 text/html 398508 2025-07-06T09:02:50.292112 application/epub+zip 412172 2025-07-06T09:02:44.182136 application/epub+zip 2197483 2020-12-18T20:49:37 text/rtf 407094 2025-07-06T09:02:42.981140 application/epub+zip 694500 2025-07-06T09:02:55.287134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666915 2025-07-06T09:02:49.561130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620558 2022-09-07T15:31:09.940556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809161 2025-07-06T09:02:40.603162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 789287 2024-10-28T21:18:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 789623 2020-12-18T20:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21633 2025-07-06T09:02:55.408081 application/rdf+xml 14522 2025-07-06T09:02:43.466108 image/jpeg 3922 2025-07-06T09:02:43.219158 image/jpeg 308308 2020-12-18T20:49:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 459851 2013-06-21T09:35:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 396197 2025-07-06T09:02:41.255156 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia