French Literature Reviews - 2026
Vers et Prose (1905-1914) - An Anthology of a Belle Époque Review
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Bibliographic Reference:
Vers et Prose (1905-1914) - An Anthology of a Belle Époque Review (edited by Claude-Pierre Pérez, Annick Jauer, Hugues Laroche, Elisabeth Surace), Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2015.
EAN13: 9782812431524
1297 pages - Paperback - 79 €
Publisher's Description:
Vers et Prose (1905-1914) - An Anthology of a Belle Époque Review (edited by Claude-Pierre Pérez, Annick Jauer, Hugues Laroche, Elisabeth Surace)
Between 1905 and 1914, Paul Fort's review Vers et Prose published all the great names in literature. It featured every genre, from across Europe, and represented all schools of thought. This undeservedly forgotten review, compared by Jules Romains to Madame du Deffand's salon, is one of those little-known places where modernity was forged.
Between 1905 and 1914, Paul Fort's review Vers et Prose published all the great literary names. Every genre, every school, every European literature appeared in it. This undeservedly forgotten review, compared by Jules Romains to the salon of Mme du Deffand, is a little-known site of modernity.
Published by Classiques Garnier, this volume gathers material from the early twentieth-century periodical founded by Paul Fort. Between 1905 and 1914, Paul Fort's review Vers et Prose published all the great names in literature, featuring every genre, from across Europe, and representing all schools of thought. This undeservedly forgotten review, compared by Jules Romains to Madame du Deffand's salon, is noted as a place where modernity was forged, reflecting the complex literary landscape of Parisian intellectual life before the First World War.
Readers interested in the history of modernist periodicals and Belle Époque literary culture may find this extensive collection a useful point of reference. The anthology documents a venue of artistic exchange where multiple genres and nationalities intersected under the editorial vision of Paul Fort. Through its selection of texts, the volume preserves the material of a European review that bridged traditional sensibilities and emerging modernist tendencies, illustrating the pluralism of the period without imposing a singular ideological framework.