Philippe Jullian (1919–1977)

Philippe Jullian is certainly very witty, knows his subject, and at times if fun to read. But he is also full of himself, an attribute that tends to put me off. He says one thing that I question (although I am in no way any kind of expert). He goes through all the different art forms and social manifestations of the period, and says that literature was not among them. He does mention Colette's Gigi as giving a description of the grooming of women to be part of the courtesan class. But what show more about any number of Colette's other books? Cheri, The Vagabond, and others? Do they not describe that epoch? Are they not literature? show less

C'est varié, très drôle et les pastiches d'artistes par Jullian sont à la hauteur.

A tad gossipy but, nonetheless, a good primer for a somewhat forgotten era (Epoch?).

review soon