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Proposed Edits

 * Introduction I would include a longer section of the book.
 * I feel like maybe there can be some more
 * added. Plot Synopsis
 * History of when published, maybe add a backstory
 * Type of Literature -Genre maybe explain why this falls under fantasy, what makes this a fantasy story -
 * Structure Characters- go ore into character development
 * Add Themes Add Reception
 * Add Other Work References

Proposed Draft
* See Below*

Introduction
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Most of Gautier's work was published in in newspapers and magazines after 1835. This is the case for "La Morte Amoureuse". *add a web page for La Chronique de Paris*

This is one of many stories of Gautier. Theophile Gautier was revered author during his time, especially for his fictional work but less for his critical review of others.

The novel is told in the first person point of view. This allows for the narrator to give a detailed description of his beloved which elevates Clarimonde, his love interest in the story, to a romanticized description of her.

Plot
* Add Subheading to Plot

Characters
* Add Characters

Margheitone- One of Clarimonde's horseman

Genre
"La Morte Amoureuse" is considered under the genre of fantastic as most Vampire stories are. The heavy handed symbolism and the inner thoughts of the main character have fantastic elements to it. Romuald lives an ordinary life but when his life is turned upside down when he meets Clarimonde who is more fantastic and less fantasy. Religion and the fantastic are intertwined and the "eeriness" compels the reader to finish the story to see what happens to a character who should be living a mundane life under the sanctuary of the cloak.

*Change Colors and Orientalism to Themes
Clarimonde is a vampire and like Dracula she represents "the highest symbolic representation of eroticism" in Gautier's short story. This is a different take on the vampire theme, since most vampires are males who seduce females. In this story it is the female vampire who seduces a young man. Often times fantastic themes incorporate this dark and violent setting. Included are themes about the afterlife and that is where vampires come in because vampires represent immortaility but they are also represent it in the living dead. Here are some other themes to consider in "La Morte Amoureuse":

Eroticism- Here we have a female vampire that seduces a male. The most famous, vampire Dracula, he is often the object of woman's desire but here the genders are switched and Clarimonde becomes the lover in the story. The scenes where she sucks on his blood is an erotic moment in the story and leaves Romuald into a higher state. Fantastic can also be viewed of a longing or desire that may not be known to us.

Blood- Blood is an important theme in this story because it is what keeps Clarimonde alive. Without Romuald's blood she would die and thus it links the two characters.

The Other- The other is represented here as Clarimonde. Her history shows her to be a courtesan and she is described as being beautiful beyond reproach. The rumors around her orgies are meant to depict her as being evil but they also are meant to exploit her sexuality. She represents all that is evil and even Romuald struggles with living between hedonism and a man of the cloth.

Reception
* Find info on recepton of the story. Kind of hard to find.

* Maybe answer some questions like why is this story being taught and how does it contribute to the literary genre of the fantastic.*