This summer is so hot(high temperature) too...
【Mermaid】This summer is about to go. But its temperature is so high...
【Zhener】By the way...why do you come here?
【Clarimonde】? We speak & concern this article. Is it ture, Made?
【Madeleine】Sure. This article's theme is "Onuphrius" is written by Theophile Gautier(1832). Can you understand, Zhener?
【Zhener】It's sure...What is this story?
the rough plot of "Onuphrius"
【Mermaid】"Onuphrius" is the name of this tale's protagonist. He has so strongly sensitivity. But, its sense rends him to catastorophy...
【Zhener】Oh, it is so fear. But, why it is?
【Clarimonde】He can watch & listen to "Mysterious things" that ordinary people can't accept. For exam, Onuphrius looks at Tomcat Murr...
【Madeleine】This tale has a subtitle. It is "Onuphrius ou les vexations fantastiques d'un admirateur d'Hoffmann".
This tale is "Sandmann" is written by Gautier.
【Mermaid】Gautier liked & effected E.T.A.Hoffmann very much. I think he is the NO.1 Hoffmann's fan & follower.
【Zhener】Is long forehead's American writer?
【Mermaid】A lot of American can't recognize its fact.
【Clarimonde】"Onuphrius" is many relational points to "Sandmann". For exam, Onuphrius & Nateniel, they has so rich sensitily each other. &(But?), they became unhappy for it. They can feel something that ordinary people can't feel.
【Madeleine】Their lover(friends?) are Common points.
When did Gautier write this novel?
【Zhener】Gautier had distance Romanticism movement later in his life. When did he write?
【Mermaid】He wrote to it in 1832. In thistime, he was Romanticism-novelist.
【Zhener】? Is he early career?
【Clarimonde】Sure. He was disappointed to Romanticism-movement late career. It is interesting, because he wrote in early career.
【Madeleine】future generations literature's scholars misunderstood some Gautier's works. "Onuphrius" is the one of them.
【Zhener】Clari & Made, the reason they have so good relation with me...(with her smile).
【Clarimonde】But, Gautier decreased his talent little by little.
effects of after
【Mermaid】Effect of "Onuphrius"( plus "Sandmann"), we can often look up. One of the most famous is "Le Horla". At least, I think so.
【Zhener】If Lunatic fan of the widely-forehead-American hear this claim, they will be angry very much.
【Mermaid】Not at all. I'm so strong.
【Clarimonde】Hahaha. Guy de Maupassant is more near Gautier( & Hoffmann) than the widely-forehead-American. This story's quarity is more near.
【Madeleine】The widely-forehead-American's novel is easy to understand. I think, it is difference.
【Zhener】We dislike (or hate) a huge-forehead-man. It is different of this article's theme.
