 Gautier experienced a prominent time in his life when the original romantics such as Hugo, François-René de Chateaubriand, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Vigny and Alfred de Musset were no longer actively participating in the literary world.His prestige was confirmed by his role as director of "Revue de Paris" from 1851 to 1856.During this time, Gautier left "La Presse" and became a journalist for "Le Moniteur universel", finding the burden of regular journalism quite unbearable and "humiliating".