Enamels and Cameos and other Poems

"Enamels and Cameos" by Théophile Gautier is a compilation of poems that gives readers a peek into the 19th century. With themes like nature, love, art, and death, Gautier, who was part of the Romantic literary movement, fills his poems with emotion and beautiful descriptions, showing how much he loved beauty. The collection "Enamels and Cameos" thinks about what it means to see and experience beauty and how life doesn't last forever. In poems such as "The Poem of Woman" and "Symphony in White Major," Gautier discusses beauty and wanting, often making nature seem like a person and using great metaphors. The poems show feelings like missing the past in "Nostalgia of the Obelisks" and happiness about life in "Spring's First Smile," showing how much the poet valued experiencing life through the senses, all wrapped up in Gautier's elegant poetry.