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Judith Gautier | |
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| Born | 25 August 1845 Paris, France |
| Died | 26 December 1917 (aged 72) France |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | French |
| Genre | Poetry, historical literature |
| Spouse | Catulle Mendès |
| Partner | Richard Wagner (1876) |
Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet, translator and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. [1]
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She was married to Catulle Mendès, but soon separated from him and had a brief affair with the composer Richard Wagner during the late summer of 1876. She collaborated with Pierre Loti, the famous novelist, in writing a play, La fille du ciel (1912; English, The Daughter of Heaven), translated and produced under their personal supervision at the Century Theatre, New York City. [2] She was an Oriental scholar and her works dealt mainly with Chinese and Japanese themes. [1] Her translations were among the earliest to bring Chinese and Japanese poetry to the attention of modern European poets. She was a member of the Académie Goncourt (1910–17).
